Two tigers found dead in Nainital forest, officials suspect infighting

Two tigers were found dead in the Chhakata range under Uttarakhand's Haldwani forest division in Nainital district.

Forest officials suspect the deaths resulted from an inter-tiger conflict causing severe injuries.

Postmortems were conducted per National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) standard operating procedures.

One tiger had a punctured femoral artery, the other a ruptured jugular vein; all body parts were intact, ruling out poaching.

Forensic samples were collected for further analysis; final cause of death awaits forensic reports.