Sultan-the captive tiger from Gorewada Zoo in Nagpur finally reached Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai after a 48-hour long journey on the wee hours of Thursday.

Confirming the development, Range Forest Officer and Superintendent of the Tiger and Lion Safari at SGNP, Vijay Barabde said, "Tiger (Cl) named Sultan approximately 5 years-old male was transferred from Gorewada (Nagpur ) Rescue Centre to SGNP Zoo on December 26, 2019. The 800 km journey was covered from December 24 to December 26, 2019. The team took breaks at different places to give rest to the tiger. The animal was fed with chicken diet during the travel and water was made available at all times. The specialised SGNP Rescue van was used for the transport of the tiger."