<p>Mysuru: Authorities suspect that the death of the fiver tigers was an act of revenge on part of the villagers. </p><p>Due to their cows being preyed upon by wild animals, authorities believe that the villagers posionsed the carcass of the cow to entrap the mammal. </p><p>Preliminary report in the case of the unnatural death of an adult Tigress and her four cubs at MMHills wildlife division indicates that they might have died due to poisoning. </p><p>Three suspected accused—Konappa, Maadaraju, Nagaraja— who are the villagers of Koppa have already been arrested in the case. They will be interrogated and legal action will be taken on them. </p> .<p>Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eeshwar B Khandre has revealed this in a press note. </p><p>According to sources in the minister's office, after the tigress killed a cow in the village, the owner of the cow, an assistant and a villager allegedly mixed pesticide to cow' corpse in order to kill the tiger. The tigress and her cubs who ate flesh died within 400 meters from the radius of the corpse on Wednesday.</p> .<p>The incident occurred in Hoogyam range of the MM Hills wildlife division. It came to light during early morning routine patrols by frontline staff on Thursday. </p><p>A case has been registered under Wildlife (Protection Act) 1972 and Karnataka Forest Act 1969 in Hoogyam range on June 26. During the comprehensive probe, the accused are being arrested and legal procedures are on as per the law. </p> .<p>A five-member expert team took up comprehensive necropsy as per NTCA protocol on Thursday, and comprehensive tissue, blood and stomach samples were processed for toxicology, histopathology and DNA profiling. The minister visited the spot and participated in the last rites of the Tigers at M M Hills on Friday. </p><p>As per the directions of Minister Khandre, and as per the orders of Chief Wildlife warden, in accordance with the Wildlife (Protection Act) 1972 and NTCA guidelines, a high-level inquiry committee is also probing the issue.</p>
<p>Mysuru: Authorities suspect that the death of the fiver tigers was an act of revenge on part of the villagers. </p><p>Due to their cows being preyed upon by wild animals, authorities believe that the villagers posionsed the carcass of the cow to entrap the mammal. </p><p>Preliminary report in the case of the unnatural death of an adult Tigress and her four cubs at MMHills wildlife division indicates that they might have died due to poisoning. </p><p>Three suspected accused—Konappa, Maadaraju, Nagaraja— who are the villagers of Koppa have already been arrested in the case. They will be interrogated and legal action will be taken on them. </p> .<p>Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eeshwar B Khandre has revealed this in a press note. </p><p>According to sources in the minister's office, after the tigress killed a cow in the village, the owner of the cow, an assistant and a villager allegedly mixed pesticide to cow' corpse in order to kill the tiger. The tigress and her cubs who ate flesh died within 400 meters from the radius of the corpse on Wednesday.</p> .<p>The incident occurred in Hoogyam range of the MM Hills wildlife division. It came to light during early morning routine patrols by frontline staff on Thursday. </p><p>A case has been registered under Wildlife (Protection Act) 1972 and Karnataka Forest Act 1969 in Hoogyam range on June 26. During the comprehensive probe, the accused are being arrested and legal procedures are on as per the law. </p> .<p>A five-member expert team took up comprehensive necropsy as per NTCA protocol on Thursday, and comprehensive tissue, blood and stomach samples were processed for toxicology, histopathology and DNA profiling. The minister visited the spot and participated in the last rites of the Tigers at M M Hills on Friday. </p><p>As per the directions of Minister Khandre, and as per the orders of Chief Wildlife warden, in accordance with the Wildlife (Protection Act) 1972 and NTCA guidelines, a high-level inquiry committee is also probing the issue.</p>