Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Article /
A week after tigress Avni T1's murder, rogue hunter yet to submit rifle
Updated On: 10 November, 2018 07:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
With Asghar Ali Khan refusing to turn in his weapon, analysts unable to complete ballistic, forensic tests; Sudhir Mungantiwar, MoEF order probe
Listen to this article :
T1 was shot dead in Yavatmal last Friday. File pic
A week has passed since tigress T1 was killed, but the weapon used to shoot her is yet to be deposited with the Directorate of Forensic Science and Laboratories for the mandatory ballistic tests. The delay has raised several questions in the minds of wildlife lovers and activists. On Friday, both Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and the MoEF announced an inquiry into T1's killing, to find out whether guidelines were followed.
Mungantiwar has ordered the enquiry through a committee to find whether guidelines/ procedures given in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) were followed in the killing. Members of the committee include S H Patil, PCCF-Chairman; Bilal Habib, representative of the Wildlife Institute of India; Anish Andheria, president, Wildlife Conservation Trust and Nitin Kakodkar, APPCF.
Trending Stories
Latest Photos
Latest Videos
Latest Web Stories
ADVERTISEMENT
Mid-Day Fast
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT