A carcass of a male Royal Bengal Tiger was discovered near Japoripothar, Karuabari area (border area of Kaziranga National Park) at around 7.10 am.
The incident led to an investigation and on an inquiry, it was found that the tiger died due to a bullet wound which is suspected to be a matter of accidental firing while trying to scare away the tiger from the public area.
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