Amravati: An autopsy conducted on Tuesday revealed that the tigress involved in the recent killings of four citizens died from cardio-respiratory failure, specifically cardiac and respiratory arrest. This finding comes amid ongoing controversy surrounding the animal’s capture and subsequent death, which has sparked significant public concern and debate.
Samples of the tigress’ organs have been sent to the forensic laboratory to ascertain the exact and accurate cause of death, said deputy conservator of forests (DCF), Amravati territorial division, Arjuna KR. Prima facie the cause of death was ‘cardio-respiratory failure’, according to the autopsy report. The root cause of the tigress’s death will be clear only after the final report is received, said the DCF.
The forest department clarified that samples of the tigress’s organs have been sent to the forensic laboratory for histopathology and toxicology tests to ascertain the exact cause of death. On Tuesday, a team of veterinary officers conducted the autopsy of the dead tigress as per NTCA protocol.