Denial of post-mortem report for dead leopards in Kuno: Forest Department says it could have adverse effects on foreign relations, information was sought in RTI.

The forest department has refused to provide information on the post-mortem reports of the dead cheetahs in the Sheopur Kuno National Park. In response to the information sought under the Right to Information (RTI), the department stated that Project Cheetah is a national project of the Government of India, operating with international cooperation. Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed with foreign countries in this regard. In such a situation, making the information public would violate foreign state...