‘Tigress died after vehicle hit it’

The post-mortem, conducted on a tigress, killed at the Bandhavgarh National Park on Wednesday, suggests the big cat could have been a victim of an accident.

The post-mortem, conducted on a tigress, killed at the Bandhavgarh National Park on Wednesday, suggests the big cat could have been a victim of an accident.

HT Image

The tigress, aged about three years, died of internal haemorrhage caused by the impact from a vehicle. Veterinarians say the tigress could have been hit around 9.30 am.

Forest department officials have checked a vehicle of a jungle camp operated by Shyamendra Singh, son of state PWD Minister Nagendra Singh.