BY Vijayendra urges Karnataka govt to roll out special schemes for tiger protection
Bengaluru, Jun 27 (PTI): BJP Karnataka president B Y Vijayendra on Friday demanded that the team probing the death of a tigress and her four cubs at Male Mahadeshwara Hills swiftly uncover the truth and arrest the culprits, after officials confirmed they were found dead in the Hugyam forest range.
Condemning the incident that occurred on Thursday, Vijayendra urged the investigation team constituted by the Karnataka government to quickly establish the facts and bring those responsible to justice.
"The news of the death of five tigers, including a tigress, at the sacred hills of Male Mahadeshwara—a place where the tiger is revered as the vehicle of the deity—is extremely shocking, inhumane, and has deeply distressed the minds of devotees. If the cause of death is poisoning, it is a most heinous and condemnable act," he said in a post on 'X'.
According to officials, the discovery of a seemingly stale carcass of a cow near the spot has strengthened suspicion that the deaths were caused by "poisoning". It is suspected that the miscreants poisoned the cow, and after consuming it, the tigress and her cubs died.
Demanding strict action against those responsible, Vijayendra also stressed the need to launch awareness programmes among people living along forest fringes to promote wildlife and forest conservation.
"The awareness that 'the survival of the human race depends on the protection of wildlife' needs to spread further. The government must initiate a widespread awareness campaign, emphasising that every wild animal is a friend of human society and a national treasure," he said.
"In particular, the tiger population is a matter of pride and identity for Karnataka's forests. The responsibility of tiger conservation lies with all of us," he added.
Vijayendra further stated that the government must implement special priority programmes using central schemes for tiger protection, while also ensuring special attention is given to their safety and conservation.
Karnataka has the second-highest tiger population in the country, with 563 big cats, after Madhya Pradesh, which has 785, according to the Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India 2022 report released by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
ಮಲೈ ಮಹದೇಶ್ವರರ ವಾಹನವೆಂದು ಹುಲಿಯನ್ನು ಪೂಜಿಸುವ ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಸನ್ನಿಧಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ತಾಯಿ ಹುಲಿ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಐದು ಹುಲಿಗಳು ಸಾವನ್ನಪ್ಪಿರುವ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಆಘಾತಕಾರಿ, ಅಮಾನವೀಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಭಕ್ತರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಘಾಸಿ ತರಿಸಿರುವ ಘಟನೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಹುಲಿಗಳ ಸಾವಿಗೆ ವಿಷ ಪ್ರಾಶನವಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ಅದು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಹೇಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಖಂಡನೀಯ. ಈ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಠಿಣ ಕ್ರಮ ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲು… pic.twitter.com/Ch4ER0PPDQ
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
