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.

(With inputs from agencies.)