Mumbai, Dec 05: The deaths of two Royal Bengal tigers within a month have brought the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan and Zoo in Byculla under public scrutiny.

Nitin Bankar, a BJP functionary from the Byculla Assembly constituency, has alleged negligence on the part of the zoo authorities and has demanded the post-mortem reports of both tigers. He stated that he would escalate the matter to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) once the reports are obtained.

Tiger History at Byculla Zoo

In February 2020, Royal Bengal tigers Shakti and Karishma were brought to Byculla Zoo from the Siddhartha Garden and Zoo in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

The pair had three cubs — Veera (born November 2021) and Jay and Rudra (born November 4, 2022). Veera died in May 2022 due to health complications. Three-year-

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