Collared tiger killed with poisoned bait in MP, 4 villagers arrested

A rewilded tiger, released into Satpura Tiger Reserve, was allegedly poisoned by a villager in Chhindwara district seeking revenge after the big cat killed his ox. Forest officials have arrested four individuals, including the ox's owner, who confessed to lacing the carcass with pesticide. The tiger's body was later cremated.

Collared tiger killed with poisoned bait in MP, 4 villagers arrested
A rewilded tiger, released into Satpura Tiger Reserve, was allegedly poisoned by a villager in Chhindwara district seeking revenge after the big cat killed his ox. Forest officials have arrested four individuals, including the ox's owner, who confessed to lacing the carcass with pesticide. The tiger's body was later cremated.