Overview
- Shakti, aged nine and a half, stopped eating on November 15, retched after a small meal on November 16, and died during a medical check-up on November 17 at about 12:15 pm.
- A preliminary post-mortem by Mumbai Veterinary College found pyogranulomatous pneumonia that caused respiratory failure.
- Organ samples were sent to the Wildlife Research and Training Centre in Gorewada, Nagpur, and the zoo notified the Central and Maharashtra zoo authorities per protocol, with a detailed report pending.
- Zoo officials refuted unverified reports that a bone was stuck in the tiger’s windpipe, calling those claims incorrect.
- Animal lovers, including Prathamesh Jagtap, have asked the Maharashtra Zoo Authority to probe the timing and circumstances of the case.