Thane: 3-year-old male leopard found dead on Ghodbunder road

MUMBAI: A three-year-old leopard was found dead on the Ghodbunder Road in Thane on Tuesday evening.Forest officials initially suspected that the wild cat had been run over by a vehicle while crossing the road.
The carcass was noticed by motorists near the Chena creek on Ghodbunder Road, which is surrounded by the Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Forest officials reached the spot and took custody of the carcass.Forest data identified the leopard as C-40, a male leopard aged around three years.
The postmortem was done at the Wildlife Hospital, Borivli. Post mortem findings were suggestive of blunt trauma (probably due to fall from height) resulting into rupture of liver leading to internal hemorrhage and subsequent hypovolemic shock as probable cause of death. Forest officials have ruled out the big cat being hit by any vehicle.