Gujarat: Carcass of lioness found in Amreli

Rajkot | Wednesday | 19th September, 2018

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A carcass was found in February from this area and forest department has still no clue about the perpetrator," said the forest officials. "Our primary investigation suggests that the lioness might have consumed some poisonous substance somewhere else and the carcass was thrown into river belt. This is the revenue area and this is the second such incident in the last the six months. The age of the lioness is nearly five years. RAJKOT: Carcass of a lioness was found on the bank of Khari river on Wednesday morning in Bherai village of Amreli district Some locals had informed the forest department about the incident.Forest officials said that the carcass of the lioness suspected to have died of poisoning.The carcass has been sent for postmortem in a veterinary hospital to ascertain the cause of death, said a forest official..