Leopard dies of electric shock

A leopard died due to electric shock after it apparently jumped on a transformer in Gadhiya village in Amreli district while in pursuit of prey, a senior Forest official said today.
"The male big cat was found dead on the transformer of Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (PGVCL) in a farm in Gadhiya village yesterday," said Anshuman Sharma, Deputy Conservator of Forest, Amreli.
The officer said that prima facie the feline might have climbed up the electricity pole and jumped on the transformer to catch a prey, like bird, and suffered shock.
"Birds like pigeons and peacocks usually sit on transformers and the leopard might have gone to attack them," Sharma said.

The carcass of the leopard was brought down after a PGVCL team disconnected the power supply.
Sharma said that postmortem of the carcass was conducted at Animal Care Centre at Jasadhar and the report revealed that the leopard died of electrocution.