Probe ordered after tigress killed by mob

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Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh yesterday ordered a probe into the killing of a tigress by a mob in Rajnandgaon district, a statement said.

"Singh held a meeting with Forest Minister Vikram Usendi and forest officials at his residence and termed the killing as ‘extremely unfortunate and sad'. He announced a probe into the matter by the National Tiger Conservation Authority," an official statement said.

The chief minister said his government would take action based on the authority's probe report.

Officials here at forest headquarters said the authority has set up a four-member team for the probe.

Forest officials present

On September 24, a village mob killed a tigress with sticks and stones and then took out a "victory procession" at Bakhrutola area in Rajnandgaon.

The villagers killed the tigress in the presence of forest officials who failed to stop the mob which was determined to kill the seven-foot-long, 250kg big cat.

The villagers alleged that the tiger had reportedly killed a woman and some 30 domesticated animals in Rajnangaon since late July.
 
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