Amid the ongoing concerns about the administrative lapses in the forest range, the discovery of a seemingly stale carcass of a cow in the Hugyam forest range in Mahadeshwara Hills on Friday is now taking things in another direction. The carcass of a cow in the forest range has strengthened the doubt that the death of a tigress and her four cubs could be due to poisoning, an official confirmed.

The demise of a tigress and four cubs on Thursday in the Hugyam forest range raises deep concerns about the administrative authorities governing this particular forest area.

It is now highly suspected that the miscreants had poisoned the cow, and after eating it, the tigress and her cubs might have died, as per PTI.