Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Tiger Carcass Found in Chamarajanagar Farm as Probe Begins
A dead tiger was found in a sunflower field in Chamarajanagar district.
Farm workers noticed it and told forest officials.
Officials and veterinarians examined the animal and performed a post-mortem examination.
They collected samples for testing in a forensic laboratory.
The tiger may have died after eating poisoned food, from illness, or from natural causes.
The exact reason will be known after the reports arrive.
People are worried because several other tigers recently died in the same district.
Four people were arrested in that earlier case, which officials suspected involved poisoned meat.
A tiger carcass was found in a sunflower field at Bommalapura village in Chamarajanagar district.
The farm is located in the Kundakere range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
Forest officials and veterinarians conducted a preliminary inspection and post-mortem examination.
Samples will be sent to a forensic laboratory to determine whether poisoning, illness, or natural causes led to the death.
The discovery follows the suspicious deaths of five tigers in the Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, for which four people were arrested.
- Who
- Forest officials and veterinarians are investigating the death of a tiger found on farmer Vishwanath’s farm.
- What
- A tiger carcass was discovered, and samples were collected for post-mortem and forensic analysis.
- When
- The articles do not provide a specific date; the discovery occurred recently.
- Where
- A sunflower field in Bommalapura village, Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagar district, within the Kundakere range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
- Why
- Officials are investigating whether the tiger died after consuming poisoned food, from illness, or from another natural cause.
- Location
- Bommalapura village, Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagar district
- Protected area
- Kundakere range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve
- Discovery
- Farm workers found the carcass in a sunflower field
- Investigation
- Forest officials conducted a preliminary inspection and veterinarians performed a post-mortem examination
- Testing
- Samples will be sent to a forensic laboratory
- Possible causes
- Poisoned food, illness, or other natural causes
- Related deaths
- Five tigers, including a tigress and four cubs, recently died in the Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
- Arrests
- Four people from Gajanur village were arrested in connection with the earlier tiger deaths