The highly decomposed carcass was found on the Chandrapur-Mal road by the forest officials, a release issued by the Deputy Director (Buffer) under Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR), said.
It was found in compartment number 357 in Mahadwadi sub-range under Chandrapur range of forests that comes under Buffer Zone of TATR, it added.
Prima facie, the big cat might have died some 10-12 days ago. Its body parts like claws, canines, whiskers were found intact but its jaw was fractured, the release said.