Except for a few nails and a part of the tail, all the other body parts of the leopard were found intact. Authorities suspect rats ate away at the nails and tail.

It has been close to three weeks since a leopard died in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and a week since the carcass was found, but authorities still haven't been able to ascertain the cause of death. Samples from the carcass have now been sent to the forensic department for further investigation.