Overview
- A same-day post-mortem by Mumbai Veterinary College cited pyogranulomatous pneumonia leading to respiratory failure as the preliminary cause.
- Organ samples were dispatched to the Wildlife Research and Training Centre in Gorewada, Nagpur, with the confirmatory report awaited.
- Zoo officials rejected unverified media claims that a bone had blocked the tiger’s windpipe.
- According to the zoo, Shakti stopped eating on November 15, ate a small amount the next day with subsequent retching, then suffered convulsions and died around 12:15 p.m. on November 17.
- Authorities were notified in line with protocol, last rites were conducted, and animal welfare advocates have requested an investigation after the death became public days later.