Maha: Tiger found dead in Nawegaon-Nagzira reserve; eight detained over suspected electrocution

Gondia, Nov 11 (UNI) A four-year-old tiger was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Maharashtra's Nawegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR), with preliminary findings pointing to electrocution. Forest officials have detained eight persons, including a farmer, in connection with the incident, officials said on Wednesday. The carcass of the tiger, identified as T-39, was recovered on Tuesday from an area adjoining an agricultural field near Bodunda village in the Thadezari beat of the reserve in Gondia district. The incident came to light when a forest guard, during routine patrolling, detected a foul smell and traced it to the spot where the carcass…