Body of lioness found on the bed of dried up rain-fed river in Junagadh district of Gujarat

Junagadh:

The body of an Asiatic lioness was found on the bed of a dried up rain-fed river in Maliya Hatina area of Junagadh district in Gujarat today.

CCF Junagadh S K Mehta said that the team of forest department with RFO has rushed to the spot and more details were awaited.

He said that the body of the lioness was found on the bed of Meghal river near Zadka village close to Gir forests. The age of the beast was not yet known.

As per primary info the body was in a sack and it has seemingly injury marks over it.

Mehta said that the whole matter would be investigated.

He said that it was early to concluded whether the beast was killed or died at its own.