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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Sambasiva Rao M.

Tiger killed, dragged onto a hill and burnt to ashes near Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve in Andhra Pradesh

CCMB Andhra Pradesh DFO India Palnadu

In a strange incident, a tiger was allegedly killed at the foothill of a hillock, then it was dragged to the top of the hill for about one kilometre from the crime spot and then burnt to ashes in an area adjoining the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR), located in Nallamala Forest of Andhra Pradesh. The NSTR is one of the largest tiger reserves in India and about 70 tigers inhabit this reserve. 

Though the incident happened in December 2023, the poaching of the tiger was confirmed only after receiving the laboratory analysis reports from the Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, which is a premier research organization in frontier areas of modern biology. The forest officials are still waiting for the forensic report. 

All 14 accused arrested, produced in court, released on bail:

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