Forest officials are being faced with their toughest task. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, late Tuesday night, issued orders to shoot Tigress T1 who has killed 13 people in the last two years at Pandharkawda in Yavatmal district near Nagpur. While the shoot-at-sight orders have been given, it will not be an easy task as the tigress is said to be roaming with her two nine-month-old cubs. The cubs will be captured alive and to spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

In order to trap the tigress and her two cubs, the forest department has installed several camera traps in the area where the tigress and cubs are roaming . Four teams have also been formed along with a WhatsApp group, where all information on the tigress's movements is being shared. Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF) PG Rahurkar said, "The PCCF Wildlife orders have declared T1 a man-eater as she has been found responsible for killing humans. While orders to shoot the tigress have come, we will first try our best to tranquilise her, but if that fails, we will have to shoot her. If she is tranquilised, both she and her cubs will be brought to the rescue centre. Of the four teams formed, one has reached the spot. Two more will be joining on Thursday morning and the last team will reach by afternoon. Around 75-80 camera traps have been installed in the area. Five GSM camera traps, too, have been installed, which will send us real time updates and alert us about her movements."