Tiger kills, eats tigress in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Jan 21 : In a rare case of cannibalism, a tiger is suspected to have killed and eaten a tigress in the famous Kanha Tiger Reserve of Madhya Pradesh, a forest official said Monday.
Some ground duty officials found a feline's skull and four limbs, one of which was partially eaten, at Mundi-Dadar in the reserve's core area in Mandla district during patrolling on Saturday, Kanha Tiger Reserve's field director K Krishnamurthy told PTI.
"A tiger was noticed in the area, suggesting that it may have killed the big cat, which appears to be female.
Circumstantial evidence suggests that the tiger, during a territorial fight, dragged the tigress for about 700 metres," he said.
Asked about the possibility of the tiger seen around the carcass having eaten it, Krishnamurthy said cannibalism was "not uncommon" among tigers.
He, however, said scavengers also might have eaten the feline after it was killed.
The official ruled out the possibility of poaching of the striped animal in the reserve's core area.
In December 2006, an attempt was made to poach a tiger in Kanha, but it was foiled by tourists.
Madhya Pradesh has six major reserves for the national animal and is often called as the 'tiger state'. Prominent among them are Bandhavgarh, Pench and Kanha tiger reserves.
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Man mowed down by speeding car in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A man was allegedly mowed down by a speeding car on MG Road in the heart of the city on early Friday morning, police said.
Srinivas, who was in his late 50s, died on the spot in the accident that occurred at Anil Kumble Junction here, they said.
According to police, the accident occurred at around 4.30 am. Srinivas was walking along the side of the road when a car travelling at high speed allegedly hit him with immense force. The driver of the offending vehicle fled the spot.
The impact of the accident was so severe that Srinivas died on the spot, a senior police officer said.
A case of accident under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing death due to negligence has been registered, he said.
CCTV cameras installed in the area are being analysed to identify the offending vehicle, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
