Goa, June 28 -- Six people have been detained in connection with the shocking deaths of an eight-year-old tigress and her four cubs in the Hugyam forest range of Male Mahadeshwara Hills, Karnataka. Forest officials discovered the five carcasses on Thursday during a routine patrol in Hanur taluk.

A joint investigation by the forest department and the police led to the detention of six suspects from Kallebboddi village. The primary accused, 55-year-old Shivanna, allegedly poisoned the big cats in retaliation after a tiger killed one of his cows. According to officials, Shivanna and his son laced another cow carcass with poison, which the tigress and her cubs consumed.

While Shivanna has been apprehended, his son remains absconding. The fi...