JORHAT: A tiger had been killed in accidental shooting of a forest guard in the Kohora array of Kaziranga National Park on Friday.
This is actually the next tiger departure in exactly the identical woods range in Kaziranga in this past month and the next since January this season.
Park manager P Shivakumar stated,”A carcass of a tiger had been located close to Japori Pathar at the Kuruabahi place at 7.10am on Friday.
Three woods staffers – Dinonath Phukan, Jubraj Kutum and Amush Harrah – of Bheroni anti-poaching camp discovered that the carcass.
On enquiry, it was discovered that the tiger expired because of a bullet wound sustained in an accidental shooting.” “It turned out to be a man tiger of about a decade old.
The incident occurred while the employees were looking for the tiger at neighboring places and resorted to shooting to frighten away the huge kitty,” added divisional forest officer (Kaziranga) Ramesh Gogoi.
Researchers have conducted the autopsy and buried the carcass close to the Maloni anti- camp at existence of this representative of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), study officers, press agents and park officials.
Park police have ordered a probe into the episode and formed a unmarried enquiry committee to run the enquiry.