Mumbai: Asgar Ali who shot dead Tigress T1 more commonly known as Avni in the state's Yavatmal district in November of last year got clean from Maharashtra government. A letter in this regard has also been sent to the police commissioner of Hyderabad clearing hunter Ali of all the charges.

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States’s forest department has closed this case claiming that allegations against Ali have been investigated and resolved. However, the petitioner has claimed that the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) has overlooked many key aspects related to the killing of the tigress who was accused by the state of killing 13 locals. Petitioner said, delay in acquiring the cartridges and guns along with Asgar's gun license indicates that he is being protected by bodies tasked with investigating him.

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The report of the NTCA had raised several questions at the manner in which the tigress, the mother of two cubs, was gunned down. It had asserted that the tigress was walking away from forest rangers and not charging at them as stated by the forest department and Maharashtra state government.

Animal rights activists claimed that there was foul play involved behind the killing of the tigress.