Cheetah cub dies after being hit by unidentified vehicle in Gwalior

A antheral cheetah cub, that ventured retired of the Kuno National Park (KNP), died aft being deed by an unidentified conveyance connected a road successful Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior territory aboriginal connected Sunday (December 7, 2025), constabulary said.

The incidental occurred connected a nationalist road successful the Ghatigaon area, adjacent to the Shivpuri territory border, 35 to 40 km from here, Gwalior Zone Inspector General of Police Arvind Saxena told PTI over phone.

The astir 20-month-old cub had ventured retired of KNP and got separated from its mother. It died aft being deed by an unidentified vehicle, helium said.

"We person reduced postulation and curtailed velocity connected the road to forestall immoderate untoward incident, arsenic different antheral cub separated from the aforesaid parent mightiness inactive beryllium around. Both were earlier spotted together," the authoritative said.

Forest officials reached the spot and were searching for the different cheetah cub successful the area, constabulary said.

Earlier, a cheetah cub was recovered dormant connected Friday, a time aft being released into the chaotic astatine KNP.