Alleging that Home Minister K.J. George’s son Rana George and wildlife expert Sanjay Gubbi were responsible for the death of the pregnant woman from Belgavi district in an attack by a tiger, BJP State president Pralhad Joshi and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Jagadish Shettar have demanded a CID probe into the issue.
Addressing a joint press conference here on Saturday, Mr. Joshi and Mr. Shettar questioned the rationale behind relocating the tiger captured from Pandaravalli village of Chikkamagaluru district to Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary in Khanapur taluk of Belagavi district.
“We have information that it was the Minister’s son Rana George, who is now a member of the State Wildlife Board, and Mr. Gubbi who were responsible for the decision on relocation of the tiger. Despite knowing the risk, the tiger was relocated to Khanapur taluk after installing a radio collar. Now we hear that the radio collar has malfunctioned. We urge the Chief Minister to initiate a CID inquiry into the issue to unearth the truth,” Mr. Shettar said.
A 23-year-old pregnant homemaker Anjana Hanabar was attacked by the ‘man-eater’ tiger when she had gone to fetch water at Mudagai village under Jamboti forest range of Khanapur taluk on Wednesday evening and her boy was found a day later in Karagali village. The forest authorities have since issued shoot-at-sight orders.
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