The forest department officials on Thursday, January 11, apprehended at least six people, including a juvenile, for allegedly poisoning the corpse of an ox after it was hunted by tigers. The incident took place in Kagaznagar Forest Area, Asifabad District.
According to the
reports, after feasting on the poisoned carcass, it resulted in the death of a large male dominant tiger. The remains of the male tiger were discovered on Monday by the officials. The body of its one and a half-year-old female cub was found on Saturday in the vicinity of where the adult tiger was discovered.