Authorities at Sanjay Gandhi National Park are all excited to welcome a new tiger that is expected to reach the reserve today. The male big cat, RT-1, began its journey to Mumbai from Nagpur on Thursday afternoon and will become the seventh captive tiger at SGNP.

RT-1 was captured from Chandrapur in October after it allegedly killed eight people. It was then taken to Gorewada zoo in Nagpur. Range Forest Officer Vijay Barabde, a part of the team that is bringing the tiger to the city, told mid-day, "We will be reaching SGNP in the wee hours of Saturday. As it's an over-800-km-long journey, we are taking halts at every 50-100 km. Tiger RT-1 is being monitored by a veterinary officer and we are giving him water at regular intervals along with food once in a day."