A man-eating tiger known as T1 or Avni was shot dead in the Yavatmal forest of Maharashtra state, ending a hunt involving more than 150 people. The tiger was blamed for 13 deaths since . India’s Supreme Court had issued a hunting order in September, ruling the animal could be killed if tranquillizers failed. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests A.K. Mishra stated that a staffer darted the tiger at night, but she charged, forcing hunter Ashgar Ali Khan to shoot in self-defence. However, other sources alleged no vet was present as required by the court order, and that the dart was placed in the corpse after the shooting. Jerryl Banait described the shooting as cold-blooded murder. The Indian branch of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals alleged that the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and National Tiger Conservation Authority rules were flouted, demanding the incident be investigated as a wildlife crime. The tiger’s body was taken to a zoo in Nagpur for a post-mortem examination.
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