Udupi: Train runs over black panther in Baindoor taluk

UDUPI: A speeding train mowed down a

black panther

near Badakere rail overbridge at Bada village in Baindoor taluk, Udupi.

Forest officials said the incident involving a four-year-old male black panther took place sometime early on Sunday. It is said the animal had strayed out in the open, in search of food.

Ashish Reddy, deputy conservator of forest (Kundapur), said he is awaiting a report from the Baindoor range forest officer on the incident. “Prima facie, the death was caused by a speeding train, and the panther succumbed to massive internal injuries. We conducted a postmortem and disposed of the carcass by burning it,” he said. Further action will be initiated based on the field report, the DCF added.