This old picture of Jai shows that he wasn't just any big cat, but one of the biggest. Pics/Vinit Arora

It has been over two years since Jai - one of the nation's biggest and most beloved tigers - went missing, and wildlife authorities have now admitted that we may have lost him forever. An investigative report from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has raised serious questions about the tiger's monitoring by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), which had delayed launching a search operation.