Speeding train mows down black panther in Karnataka

UDUPI: A speeding train mowed down a four-year-old black panther that had strayed out in the open in search of food near the Badakere rail overbridge at Bada village in Baindoor taluk.
Senior forest officials, who confirmed the death of this big cat, said that the incident took place sometime early on Sunday and they are awaiting reports from the field staff.
Ashish Reddy, deputy conservator of forest, Kundapur said that 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 post mortem and disposed of the carcass by burning it as per procedure," he said.
Further action will be initiated based on the field report, the DCF said.