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Guwahati: A Royal Bengal Tiger carcass was discovered on a sandbar along the Gabharu River in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Wednesday. The remains, located near Kochgaon within the Thelamara police jurisdiction, were found in a severely mutilated state with the tail and all four limbs missing.
Divisional Forest Officer Biswa Jyoti Das noted that the condition of the animal indicates that specific body parts were likely harvested before the carcass was discarded. "The carcass appears to have drifted downstream several days after the animal’s death. However, the manner in which the body was mutilated strongly suggests foul play," Das said.
Teams from the West Sonitpur Forest Division, the Tezpur Forest Range, and local police secured the scene to begin an investigation. Veterinary experts performed an on-site post-mortem examination and gathered samples for forensic testing to help confirm the cause of death. Officials measured the tiger at approximately five feet long.
Following the examination, the forest department cremated the remains on the riverbank according to established wildlife protocols. Investigators are currently awaiting the forensic results while focusing on the theory that poachers killed the animal for its body parts.
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