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A fishing cat was mowed down by an over speeding vehicle on NH 24 that connects Lucknow with Delhi. Kumar said, “A fishing cat was run over by a vehicle on NH 24. Since fishing cat is an animal listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, its autopsy will be done by a panel of three veterinarians and its carcass will be buried later. The incident was reported on Wednesday morning near Chapartala village in Maigalganj area of the district. Shahjahanpur: Another wildlife species that comes under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, was killed by fast moving vehicles in Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday..