India News | MP: Decomposed Tiger Carcass Found in Satna District

Satna (MP), Nov 1 (PTI) The decomposed carcass of a tiger, suspected to have been killed by poachers, was found in a forest in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district on Monday, an official said.

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It was found near Amdari village under Singhpur police station limits, about 45 kilometres from the district headquarters, and a preliminary probe suggests the animal was killed by poachers, Sub Divisional Officer of Forests Lal Sudhakar Singh said.

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"The exact reason would be known after the post mortem report comes in. A few people have been detained and are being interrogated," he added.

Some forest officials said the animal may have moved out of Panna Tiger Reserve earlier this year.

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