The carcass was recovered and sent for autopsy.

A body of a leopard was found in Odisha's Kanloi Reserve that falls under the Chhendipada forest range on Saturday.

Forest officials came to know about the incident after locals spotted the carcass of the leopard.

The carcass was recovered and sent for autopsy. The exact reason of death is not known as yet.

Divisional Forest Officer Kartik Bedamurthy said, "We are clueless about this, the exact reason will be ascertained only after the postmortem is done."