The tiger, estimated to be 4-5 years old and a prime adult male, was detected through camera traps installed for the ongoing all-India tiger census

The six-month-old cub was undergoing medical treatment for a last few weeks. Bajirao, the cub's father, had killed eight people in a span of 21 months at Rajura in Chandrapur. He was later captured by the Rajura Forest Department in Chandrapur Circle in 2020 and sent to captivity at SGNP