The forest department is investigating the matter. (Representational)Udhagamandalam: A five-month-old male tiger cub was killed after being hit by a vehicle in Nilgiris district, a forest department official said here on Friday.The identity of the vehicle is not known immediately, he said. A team from the forest department found the carcass of the tiger cub on Thursday night at Mamaram on Kotagiri-Mettupalayam road in the district. During post mortem, the cub’s rib bones were found broken. The forest department is investigating the matter.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NEWSWALLA staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)