BHOPAL: A 35-year-old tribal man, who was summoned by the state forest department in connection with the investigation into the 'Churna tiger beheading case' in Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR) of Narmadapuram district (Madhya Pradesh), died by suicide under mysterious circumstances.
The deceased has been identified as Aneesh Uikey, a resident of Dhansai village in Betul district. The Betul Superintendent of Police, Siddharth Chaudhary, informed TOI that Uikey had been summoned for questioning on June 30, and on July 1, he hanged himself. The police learned about the incident on July 2.