Cheetah cub run over on Agra–Mumbai highway after escaping Kuno National Park

The deceased cheetah was one of two cubs — offspring of Namibian cheetah Gamini — that had escaped from the Kuno National Park on Saturday, officials said

Updated on: Dec 7, 2025, 13:46:49 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal: A cheetah cub born in India was killed after being hit by a speeding vehicle on the Agra–Mumbai National Highway at the Ghatigaon–Simariya intersection in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri on Sunday morning.

After escaping, the young cubs were roaming in the Ghatigaon area (Representative photo)

The deceased cheetah was one of two cubs — offspring of Namibian cheetah Gamini — that had escaped from the Kuno National Park on Saturday, officials said.

After escaping, the young cubs were roaming in the Ghatigaon area and had killed a cow in Simariya on Saturday evening. The forest department team had been tracking them since then.

On Sunday morning, one of the cubs, identified as KG-3, was hit by an unidentified vehicle.

“The impact was so severe that the cheetah was thrown to the roadside and died instantly. Locals who witnessed the incident alerted the police. However, forest officials, who were already tracking the cheetahs, reached the spot,” an official said.

Following the incident, the Ghatigaon police and forest department personnel secured the area, while Kuno National Park officials also reached the site.

The cub’s body has been placed under Kuno’s supervision, where a team of veterinarians will conduct a post-mortem examination, officials said.

Meanwhile, the search operation for the other cub is underway.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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