Overview
- Post-mortems confirmed a six-year-old tiger and a seven-year-old tigress were killed by electrocution from live wires recovered at the scene in Shahdol’s North division.
- Forest officials arrested seven men, including two farmers, under the Wildlife Protection Act, and a court placed them in 15 days’ judicial remand.
- Investigators reported the carcasses were intact, ruling out poaching for body parts, and autopsies indicated death occurred 48–72 hours before recovery.
- Response teams secured the sites, deployed dog squads and wildlife veterinarians, documented the procedures, and conducted cremations in line with NTCA protocols.
- Authorities have intensified patrols, mapped vulnerable irrigation stretches, and coordinated with power distributors to detect and remove illegal live connections as court scrutiny continues.