The incident led to an investigation and on an inquiry, it was found that the tiger died due to a bullet wound which is suspected to be a matter of accidental firing while trying to scare away the tiger from the public area.
Tiger killed in Kaziranga National park by mistakeA carcass of a male Royal Bengal Tiger was discovered near Japoripothar, Karuabari area (border area of Kaziranga National Park) at around 7.10 am.
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