A forest official said a royal Bengal tiger was killed and dismembered in a mob in the northeastern state of Assam.
Angry residents from a village in Golagat area reportedly took steps as tigers killed livestock in the area and posed a threat to their lives.
The state’s forest department has registered cases.
Examples of human-animal conflict are not new to Assam. This is the third type of tiger killing reported this year.
The tiger died from sharp wounds, not gunshots, said Gunadeep Das, a top forest official, told the Times of India newspaper.
The body was later found in the presence of a magistrate.
Mr. Tell the local newspaper “About a thousand people gathered together to kill the tiger,” some of whom attacked the tiger with machetes. He added that the tiger’s body had been sent for an autopsy.
Mrinal Saikia, a MP from Assam State University, condemned the killing on X. He shared a video showing the tiger’s corpse, its skin, face and legs missing.
The BBC has not independently verified the video.
“It’s a very painful act. The Earth is not only suitable for humans, but also for animals,” he said in the post.
Another forest official, Sonali Ghosh, told local media that the origin of the tiger is not yet known. The animal was reportedly killed about 20 km (12 miles) and is about 20 km (12 miles) from Kaziranga National Park.
Latest data Assam’s forest department shows that the state’s tiger population has steadily increased from 70 in 2006 to 190 in 2019 due to various conservation efforts.
However, instances of tigers being killed due to conflicts with villagers already exist Frequently reported In the media, this may be due to the shrinking habitat between different national parks in the state and the lack of protection for tiger corridors.
Tigers are protected species under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act (1972), which prohibits poaching, hunting and trading tigers.
