A carcass of a whale shark was found in a nullah connected to sea near Kantiachera village under the Khantapada police limits in Baleswar district on Sunday.
The reason behind the death of the animal was yet to be ascertained. Notably, three days ago, local fishermen had caught a whale shark weighing five quintals and brought it to shore. As villagers opposed fishermen’s act, latter released whale shark into the sea.