Gundlupet: Following reports from the laboratory that the two tigers which were found dead in Bandipur were poisoned by a mixture of chemicals; the Forest authorities have formed a team, which has conducted investigations and based on a tip off they are in the process of nabbing the accused.
It may be recalled that on Jan. 25, a three-year-old tiger and a tigress were found dead with one tiger found resting its head on another near Hirikere, Gopalaswamy Hill Forest Range coming under Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The forest personnel also found the carcass of a 25-year-old elephant when they went to install a camera for the tiger census.
