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A carcass of a large leopard which died a fewer days agone has been recovered by the wood section portion connected patrol successful the outskirts of Bengaluru.
Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre connected Thursday (January 1, 2026) said that the carcass of a pistillate leopard aged betwixt 3 to 4 years was recovered by the wood section unit connected December 27, 2025 successful the Basavanatara wood country of Kaggalipura portion which falls nether Bengaluru Urban Division.
Mr. Khandre said that the assemblage of a leopard which had died astir 2 oregon 3 days earlier was recovered connected December 27 successful Survey No. 51 .
“During the post-mortem examination, it was recovered that determination were 3 cubs successful the leopard’s stomach. It is estimated that the leopard died owed to a ample stone detonation from a adjacent quarry and a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered successful this regard, this bureau has been informed,” Mr. Khandre said.
Following the incidental Yeshwanthpur MLA S.T. Somasekar has alleged that amerciable mining has been taking spot successful the country for immoderate clip and the leopard’s decease was owed to blasting astatine 1 of the quarries.
He said that helium had written to Mr. Khandre astir this substance and urged him to analyse the substance and prohibition amerciable quarrying successful the country which is causing superior menace to the wildlife habitat.
Mr. Khandre successful a enactment to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden has directed that a thorough probe beryllium conducted instantly to ascertain whether mining is taking spot successful the wood country and that enactment beryllium taken arsenic per the rules against those liable for the decease of wildlife.
