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23 May 2025
A Royal Bengal tiger was killed and cut into pieces by a mob in Assam, a state in northeast India, a forest officer said.
People from a village in Golaghat district did this because the tiger had killed their animals. They were scared it could harm them too.
The forest department has started a case.
Tigers and people often clash in Assam. This is the third tiger killed this year.
Gunadeep Das, a top forest officer, told the Times of India that the tiger died from cuts, not from a gunshot.
The tiger’s body was found with a magistrate present.
Mr. Das said, "About a thousand people came to kill the tiger." Some used sharp knives to hurt it. The body was sent for a check-up.
Mrinal Saikia, a lawmaker in Assam, said the killing was wrong on X (formerly Twitter). He shared a video showing the dead tiger with parts of its skin, face, and legs missing.
He said, "This is very sad. The Earth is not only for humans but also for animals." He said the law will punish those who killed the tiger.
Another forest officer, Sonali Ghosh, told local news that no one knew where the tiger came from. The tiger was killed about 20 km (12 miles) from Kaziranga National Park.
The Assam forest department says tiger numbers grew from 70 in 2006 to 190 in 2019. This is thanks to efforts to protect them.
But tigers still get killed by people. This may be because their homes are shrinking and tiger paths between parks are not safe.
Tigers are protected by India's Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. This law stops hunting, poaching, and trading tiger parts.
