Mutilated body of a tiger cub was found lying on the Baihar-Balaghat road near Loghar village in Balaghat district, forest officials said here today.
The female cub was suspected to have been crushed by a speeding vehicle as serious injury marks were found on the her head, they said, adding that the spot was about 65 km away from the Kanha Tiger Reserve.
The cub was around eight months old and earlier spotted with her mother in the forest area.
The body was found around 70 feet away from the road in the bushes, officials said, adding it appeared that after the cub was hit by the vehicle, some wild animals had dragged it to that place to eat it.
An autopsy was yet to be performed, they said.
