Overview

• Forest officials confirmed Arrowhead succumbed to a bone tumour on June 19 after months of battling illness, her body found near Jogi Mahal in Ranthambore National Park.
• Her daughter Kankati (T-2507), suspected of two recent human fatalities, was tranquilised and transferred to Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve hours before Arrowhead’s death.
• As a direct descendant of Machhli and daughter of Krishna, Arrowhead gave birth to ten cubs across four litters, six of which survive her.
• Just three days before her passing, Arrowhead demonstrated her hunting prowess by ambushing and killing a crocodile near Padam Talab, echoing her grandmother’s famed exploits.
• Wildlife guides, conservationists and photographers—including Sachin Rai, who filmed her final walk—gathered to pay tribute to Arrowhead’s strength and enduring legacy.