A person suspected of killing a tiger at Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR) final month allegedly dedicated suicide in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district, an official stated on Tuesday. A headless and decomposed carcass of an grownup tiger was discovered within the core space of STR (Narmadapuram district) on June 26. It was suspected to be a case of poaching, and Anis Uikey, a resident of Dhansai village, was detained for questioning, Betul’s Chopna police station in-charge Chhatrapal Dhurve stated.

Uikey’s physique was discovered hanging from a tree in his area on Sunday, he stated.

The forest staff that had detained Uikey for questioning within the STR tiger poaching case launched him on Saturday, the official stated. On returning residence, Uikey shared the password for his UPI pockets together with his son and he was discovered hanging from a tree the subsequent morning, he stated. The man had an enormous debt, the official stated, including that he was additionally allegedly concerned in sorcery. The police are but to file the assertion of the deceased man’s relations and confirm the explanation behind the acute step, Dhurve stated.

The deceased man’s uncle Kamal Uikey, nonetheless, has alleged that his nephew dedicated suicide because of the strain of interrogation.

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