Jaipur, June 20 -- Ranthambore tigress Arrowhead (T-84) died due to long-time illness on Thursday while her daughter 'Kankati (T-2507), who killed a 7-year-old minor in a local village on April 16, was shifted to Mukundra Hills, forest officials said. A senior official familiar to the matter, said, "Born in 2014, the 11-year-old Arrowhead gave four litters throughout the years. She was suffering from brain tumour and died on Thursday morning. She killed a crocodile three days back only. Notably, she was also injured by another crocodile long-back since when she developed a tendency of preying on crocodiles often." According to the officials of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Arrowhead, the daughter of T-19 Krishna, was born with three other cubs. Later, she shifted to zone number 2 of the reserve. "She was sighted with her two tiny cubs in the first litter on 22 February 2018. She gave her second litter on 2 January 2019. She gave birth to her third litter on 23 July 2021," the official quoted above said. The officer also added: "Arrowhead was found dead at the zone 2 of RTR only on Thursday morning hours after her daughter Kankati was set off to Mukundra Tiger Hills." "The tigress has been tranquilised. The team has left with her for Kota. The tigress will be kept in the soft enclosure of Dara in Mukundara. After a few days of monitoring, she will be released into the forest. There are currently 3 tigers in Mukundara. One male MT-5 and two females MT-6 and MT-7. MT-7 was shifted from Abheda," he added. Tigress 'Kankati' was first seen on July 25, 2023 at Shivraj Aniket zone number 2 with her mother tigress 'Arrowhead', sister and brother. Meanwhile, on June 17, Arrowhead's male cub was shifted to Karauli's Keladevi Sanctuary and a female cub was shifted to Bundi's Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve. The decision comes in wake of a tragic incident on May 11, when a forest ranger was fatally attacked inside Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) by Kankati who is also responsible for the death of a 7-year-old boy on April 16 in a nearby area. "Preliminary investigations point to one of Tigress Arrowhead's approximately 20-month-old cubs to be likely involved and therefore the shifting was planned," said the officer. A senior Indian Forest Service (IFS) official familiar with the situation shed light on the challenges facing Ranthambore. "Big cats are currently concentrated in Zones 2, 3, and 4 due to the abundance of water bodies and grasslands there," he explained. "Improving the habitat and developing more grasslands will encourage a more uniform distribution of tigers across the reserve", he said. He also noted that tigers are naturally dispersing toward the Dholpur and Ramgarh-Vishdhari reserves. The official raised concerns about the large number of devotees visiting temples within the reserve. Apart from the Ganesh Temple, there are nearly 150 smaller temples spread across RTR. "Strict regulations are necessary - no permission for cooking inside the reserve, and movement should be restricted to forest vehicles only," he said. Anoop KR, field director of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve said, "Arrowhead was sick for a long time. It was also found during her autopsy that several organs got damaged in her body. It is a disheartening coincidence that she passed away on the same day when her daughter is being shifted to Mukundra."...