Bandipur forest officers on Thursday confirmed that the tiger’s loss of life in Mallayyana Katte lake in Kebbepura village in Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagar was unnatural.
The officers mentioned the carcass was discovered within the Kundakere vary forest of Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Tuesday.
The forest officers, who rushed to the spot, initially suspected that the large cat died of cardiac arrest after it tried to drink water when drained, as they discovered the carcass floating on the water.
On Wednesday, whereas eradicating the carcass, officers discovered that stone was tied with iron rope to the tiger’s legs and neck.
In keeping with forest officers, the tiger died at one other place round 4 days again and was thrown within the lake to cover the loss of life. Nevertheless, the carcass floated after three days, they added.
‘’The tiger is aged about 5 years and died round 4 days again after it was discovered within the lake. Because the physique was decomposed the precise purpose for loss of life is just not recognized,” veterinary physician Dr Wasim Mirza mentioned.
The organs have been despatched to Mysuru and Bengaluru FSL, and the precise purpose for loss of life might be recognized after getting the report, he added.
‘’The veterinarians dominated out the tiger died of snare lure as no signal was discovered. The age of the tiger is 5 years, and pure loss of life at this age is inconceivable,” mentioned investigation officer and Bandipura ACF G Ravindra.
The forest division fashioned a particular crew to conduct a probe below the management of Bandipura tiger reserve area director Ramesh Kumar on Thursday.
ACF Ravindra mentioned, “The farmers, earlier, complained of tiger menace round Kebbepura, and we have now put in CCTV lure cameras to hint the tiger. We’re probing if any toxic hen was fed to the large cat.”
He suspected that the miscreants killed the tiger on non-public land and threw the physique into the lake by transporting it.