Senior veterinarian Dr Sunil Bawaskar has given a statement to the state-appointed committee investigating the killing of tigress T1 blaming the nawab for her death. His statement, that mid-day has a copy of, categorically states, "All failure of operation capture is due to Nawab." Dr Bawaskar was part of the operation to capture T1 earlier.

In the first week of November, T1, also called Avni by activists, was shot dead by Asghar, son of controversial hunter Nawab Shafat Ali Khan, in Pandharkawda. After much criticism about the killing, Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar ordered an enquiry to find whether guidelines/ procedures given in National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) were followed. The state-appointed committee is to submit its report on November 30.