Tigress Avni
Tigress Avni's death: Shooter's father says 'thinking of suing Maneka Gandhi'
My son killed Avni in self-defence as attempt to tranquilise failed and tigress was going to attack, sharpshooter Shafath Ali Khan said.
‘Tigress was killed for industrialists’
He also said that the forest department does not act against those who smuggle wood but is swift to kill animals.
Maneka Gandhi asks CM Fadnavis to sack forest minister
There were also reports that she has written a letter to Fadnavis asking to sack the state forest minister.
CM Fadnavis: Will not sack forest minister over Avni issue
Union minister for child welfare Maneka Gandhi had asked Mr Fadnavis to sack Mr Mungantiwar.
Mungantiwar: Union minister ill-informed
Mungantiwar came forward and addressed the media. He said neither he nor his department gave the order to kill the tigress.
Inquiry will be held into killing of tigress: CM Fadnavis
He said the probe would find out if the tigress was first killed and later darted.
Rahul quotes Mahatma Gandhi to criticise tigress Avni’s killing
'The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated,' Rahul tweeted quoting Mahatma Gandhi.
Order probe into Avni's killing if you want: Maharashtra forest minister to Maneka
Mungantiwar's statement comes a day after Maneka Gandhi lashed out at Maharashtra government over the 'ghastly murder' of the tigress.