Overview
- A nine-year-old tigress carcass was discovered by forest staff during routine foot patrolling near Isuka Madugu Rastha on the Atmakur–Nagaluti border in the Racharla Beat of Giddaluru Division on Wednesday.
- An authorised veterinary team conducted a postmortem on Thursday following National Tiger Conservation Authority procedures and reported no external injuries while collecting samples for further forensic analysis.
- Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday ordered a comprehensive, transparent enquiry and directed the NSTR field director to carry out forensic tests to establish the cause of death.
- He instructed the Forest Department to immediately strengthen patrolling and field-level vigilance and warned that strict legal action will follow if any negligence or foul play is found.
- The investigation will decide whether the death was natural or the result of human action such as poaching or poisoning, and its outcome could lead to prosecutions and changes in how patrols and protections are managed in the reserve.