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India forms probe team after cheetah cub death

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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India’s Environment Ministry formed a high-level team to probe a cheetah death.
The 19-month-old male cub KNG22 was injured on October 25 near Kuno.
Five pellets were removed in Jabalpur surgery, after which the cub died on October 27.
The death lowers India’s cheetah count to 58 and is the first killing since September 2022.
The team, led by the Inspector General of Forests, will coordinate with the Forest Department and Task Force.

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Activist Ajay Dubey filed a High Court petition seeking a CBI probe of the cheetah shooting.
Opposition leader Umang Singhar urged the state government for a clear explanation of the death.
The incident mirrors the 1947 killing of three cheetahs by Maharaja Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo, India’s last wild cheetahs.
Project Cheetah’s mortality rose to 26 cheetahs by October 27, including the first confirmed shooting.

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India Ministry Probes Cheetah

India’s Environment Ministry formed a high-level team to probe a cheetah death.
The 19-month-old male cub KNG22 was injured on October 25 near Kuno.
Five pellets were removed in Jabalpur surgery, after which the cub died on October 27.
The death lowers India’s cheetah count to 58 and is the first killing since September 2022.
The team, led by the Inspector General of Forests, will coordinate with the Forest Department and Task Force.

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