Tragedy Strikes Bandhavgarh: Tiger's Fatal Encounter

A tragic incident unfolded in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve as a two-year-old tiger was discovered dead. Officials suspect that a territorial fight led to its demise. The tiger's remains were handled following NTCA guidelines postmortem.

In a tragic incident at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, located in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria district, a two-year-old tiger was discovered dead on Wednesday, officials reported.

Prakash Kumar Verma, the reserve's deputy director, stated that a patrolling team found the tiger's carcass in the Khitoli area, suspecting a territorial fight with another tiger caused its untimely death.

Following a postmortem, the remains were disposed of according to NTCA guidelines, Verma added.

(With inputs from agencies.)