Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Tamil Nadu Assembly condemns Karnataka forest firing, demands CBI probe
A few men from Tamil Nadu went to look for their cows.
They entered a protected forest area in Karnataka to search for their cattle.
Forest guards fired at them during this incident.
Three men died and one man was badly injured.
Forest officials said the men were poachers hunting deer and that the guards fired to protect themselves.
Families of the victims said the men were only looking for their cows.
Leaders from all political parties in the Tamil Nadu Assembly were angry about the shooting.
They asked for a top investigation agency, the CBI, to look into the case.
They also said the compensation offered by the Karnataka government was too little.
They want the injured man's medical costs paid and the families to get proper help.
Tamil Nadu Assembly members across party lines condemned the shooting of three Tamil men by Karnataka Forest Department personnel.
Anthonysamy, John Rose Peter and Kumar were shot dead on August 15 after reportedly entering a protected forest area in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district.
AIADMK MLA Edappadi K. Palaniswami disputed the Forest Department's deer-hunting claim and called for a CBI investigation.
PMK MLA Ganesh Kumar rejected Karnataka Forest Minister Ramalinga Reddy's self-defence claim and demanded Rs 1 crore compensation per bereaved family.
Karnataka's Rs 5 lakh compensation was widely called inadequate, with DMK's Manoj Pandian calling the firing a human rights violation and possible 'fake encounter.'
- Who
- Three Tamil men — Anthonysamy, John Rose Peter and Kumar — were shot dead by Karnataka Forest Department personnel; a fourth man, Mahimai Das, was seriously injured.
- What
- A firing incident on Tamil men inside a protected forest, condemned by the Tamil Nadu Assembly with demands for a CBI probe and higher compensation.
- When
- August 15, with the Tamil Nadu Assembly condemning the incident on the following Tuesday.
- Where
- Protected forest area in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district, near the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border.
- Why
- The men reportedly entered the forest searching for their cattle; the Forest Department claimed they were poachers hunting deer.
Tamil Nadu legislators and victims' families
Karnataka Forest Department
Reason for entering the forest
Tamil Nadu legislators and victims' families
The men entered the protected forest only to search for their cattle.
Karnataka Forest Department
Forest Department personnel claimed the men were poachers who had entered the area to hunt deer.
Justification of the firing
Tamil Nadu legislators and victims' families
Legislators called the firing a human rights violation and possible 'fake encounter,' questioning whether Supreme Court guidelines were followed.
Karnataka Forest Department
Karnataka Forest Minister Ramalinga Reddy said the personnel acted in self-defence against the alleged poachers.
- Incident
- Firing by Karnataka Forest Department personnel on Tamil men
- Date of incident
- August 15
- Location
- Protected forest area, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka
- Deceased
- Anthonysamy, John Rose Peter, Kumar
- Injured
- Mahimai Das (treated at Mysuru Government Hospital)
- Compensation announced by Karnataka
- Rs 5 lakh (called inadequate)
- Compensation demanded by PMK MLA
- Rs 1 crore per bereaved family
- Investigation demanded
- CBI probe