Bhopal, Feb. 13 -- The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Field Director of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve to file a detailed status report regarding recent tiger deaths reported in the BTR, including cases of alleged unnatural deaths by February 25.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf issued the direction on February 11 while hearing a petition filed by wildlife expert Ajay Dubey.

Petitioner Dubey filed the petition on January 4, seeking a detailed investigation into the tiger deaths in the state. He also alleged various irregularities in the probe of tiger deaths and accused the forest officials of negligence.

During the hearing, advocate for the petitioner, Aditya Sanghi, submitted t...