<p>A tiger cub was found dead with injuries in the core area of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>A tiger was spotted at the scene where the carcass of a female cub, aged around eight to 10 months, was recovered on Thursday, said the reserve’s veterinarian Dr Nitin Gupta who performed the autopsy.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/tigress-gives-birth-to-four-cubs-in-maharashtras-navegaon-nagzira-tiger-reserve-1219728.html" target="_blank">Tigress gives birth to four cubs in Maharashtra's Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve</a></strong></p>.<p>The cub had injuries on the neck and back, which were caused by mauling, he told <em>PTI</em>. The presence of the tiger at the scene suggests that it had killed the cub, he said.</p>.<p>The body parts of the cub have been sent for forensic examination, the official said, adding that a metal detector, sniffer dogs and ground duty forest staffers scanned the scene.</p>
<p>A tiger cub was found dead with injuries in the core area of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Madhya Pradesh, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>A tiger was spotted at the scene where the carcass of a female cub, aged around eight to 10 months, was recovered on Thursday, said the reserve’s veterinarian Dr Nitin Gupta who performed the autopsy.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/tigress-gives-birth-to-four-cubs-in-maharashtras-navegaon-nagzira-tiger-reserve-1219728.html" target="_blank">Tigress gives birth to four cubs in Maharashtra's Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve</a></strong></p>.<p>The cub had injuries on the neck and back, which were caused by mauling, he told <em>PTI</em>. The presence of the tiger at the scene suggests that it had killed the cub, he said.</p>.<p>The body parts of the cub have been sent for forensic examination, the official said, adding that a metal detector, sniffer dogs and ground duty forest staffers scanned the scene.</p>