The decomposed body of a leopard, suspected to have been killed by poachers, was found on Friday morning in Maval tehsil of Maharashtra's Pune district, an official said.
The head of the leopard was mutilated, its legs broken and part of the body burnt, the official said.
"It seems to be a case of poaching. The post mortem report has termed it an unnatural death. The process of registering a case is underway," he added.