Alwar: In a setback to efforts for reviving tiger population in Sariska, one of the five tigers translocated to the reserve in Rajasthan has been found dead.
The carcass of the tiger, identified as " ST-1" was found by a forest department team near Rajaugarh on Sunday.
Another tiger "ST-4" has also been missing for the last three days.
The injury marks indicate that the tiger was killed probably in a territorial fight with another tiger, officials said, adding the exact cause of death will be clear only after post-mortem.
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) head Rajesh Gopal has rushed to the tiger reserve.
"Prima facie it seems that the tiger, which was the first one to be relocated to Sariska two years ago from Ranthambore sanctuary, died in a territorial fight with another predator which is common among the species," said an NTCA official.
Meanwhile, Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, speaking to CNN-IBN, hasn't ruled out poisoning as the cause of death.
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