A leopard died after being hit by an unknown vehicle at Paladhara Panchadara near Srisailam in Nandyala district on Friday night.
As soon as the incident came to light, a team led by Sunnipenta Range Officer Narsimhulu promptly reached the scene. Forest department officials transported the leopard’s carcass to Sunnipenta for a postmortem examination to determine the exact cause of death.The forest officials identified the dead cheetah as six months old.