Tiger found dead in Rajasthan; farmer arrested

Jaipur, Mar 20  A four-year-old male tiger was found dead in a farm in the Sariska forest area in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, officials said today.

The tiger was killed yesterday after it got his neck caught in the noose of a wire placed by a farmer to stop wild animals from damaging his crop, Chief Conservator of Forest (Alwar) Govind Bharadwaj said.

He prima facie died of strangulation, Bharadwaj said.

He said the farmer had surrendered before the forest department. He was booked under the Wildlife Protection Act and arrested, Bharadwaj added.