Leopard found dead in 30-ft well in MP

The body of a leopard was Saturday found in a well in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district, a Forest department official said.

It seems the leopard fell into the 30-feet deep well in Damjhir village two days ago while chasing some animal and then drowned, said D K Vasnik, Seoni Forest Development Corporation divisional manager.

The leopard was about 5-6 years old, he said. Its main body parts, skin, teeth, nails, hair and paws were found intact and, therefore, hunting was ruled out as a cause of death, Vasnik informed.

While the animal's viscera was sent for forensic testing, its body was consigned to flames as per laid down rules, Vasnik added.