Centre orders probe into the pellet-shooting death of a 19-month-old cheetah at Kuno and reviews security measures for the reintroduced population. The cheetah succumbed to multiple internal injuries associated with firearm pellets recovered from its body, the statement released by the Union environment ministry said. The Centre has deputed a high-level team to investigate the death of a 19-month-old male cheetah at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park after it succumbed to injuries.