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Karnataka Orders High-Level Probe After Mutilated Tiger Found in MM Hills

Investigators face an eight-day deadline to deliver findings that could advance a decision on MM Hills’ tiger-reserve status.

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The reserve extends up to Balaghat, a Naxal-affected district that shares borders with Mandla.
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Overview

  • The carcass discovered on October 2 in the Hanur range was found in three parts and later determined to have no missing body parts, with post-mortem indicating no snare or gunshot injuries and poisoning suspected pending forensic results.
  • PCCF Smita Bijoor is leading a high-level investigation that must report within eight days and will also review poaching cases from the past three years, with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau officials set to examine the site.
  • Officials said a suspect has been detained in connection with the MM Hills case, and interrogation is underway to establish the cause and culpability.
  • Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre directed intensified patrolling, verification of M-STRiPES GPS-tagged patrols, timely pay for outsourced frontline staff, improved anti-poaching camp provisions, and prompt compensation for livestock losses to deter retaliatory poisoning.
  • The Karnataka developments follow a separate incident in Madhya Pradesh’s Kanha Tiger Reserve, where a well-known male and two cubs found dead on October 2 were confirmed by post-mortem to have died in fights with other tigers, with disposal carried out under NTCA guidelines.