The suspects, who are office-bearers of a local Ganesh mandal, allegedly ignored police instructions to switch off the DJ system and complete the immersion within the permitted time on Tuesday in Digol village of Shirur Anantpal tehsil, police said

The tigress was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on National Highway 53, the forest department official said. The post-mortem will throw light on the exact cause of the feline's death, he said