Avni has lost battle against most dangerous species: Twitter outrages over tigress' 'murder'

Twitter was outraged after Avni the tigress was shot dead at point blank range on Saturday.

Terming the incident horrific and a 'nadir for the human race' people, activists and NGOs all spoke the same language demanding why the tigress, who had killed 13 people, was not tranquilised instead.

Here are the top tweets.

With immense sadness I inform you that @SMungantiwar murdered #Avni in cold blood.

As always @Dev_Fadnavis made false promises.

Who cares for the life of tiger when Reliance and other such Man-eaters are on the prowl for forest land. #Murderers https://t.co/q5XoPqrGti

— Preeti Sharma Menon (@PreetiSMenon) November 3, 2018

'Man-eater' Avni killed! @sifydotcom cartoon #Avni pic.twitter.com/MZpPaieeXC

— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) November 3, 2018

It's a black day! So finally Avni lost the battle to the most dangerous species living on this planet! Ashamed to be a human.

"Dart pinched to its body"!! The stage was all set to kill her, capturing her was just a myth!
We failed #letAvnilive #Avni #Avnithetigress

— Jayeeta Sengupta (@jaysengupt) November 3, 2018

A hundred laws broken. Two babies orphaned.
A mother cold-bloodedly murdered.
All on the basis of assumptions.
Dark day for the Nation. We failed you #Avni. pic.twitter.com/SGFhw6dQvv

— Shreoshi Mukherjee (@shreomukherjee) November 3, 2018

Dark day for the nation. Tigress #Avni murdered, likely in front of her cubs. Here’s what you can do to call for her killing to be treated as a wildlife crime: https://t.co/9Spc2SxvK0

— PETA India  (@PetaIndia) November 3, 2018

Avni has been killed we couldn’t save one tiger.such a shame on this shameless government, it’s a cold blooded murder. .. sorry Avni we were not strong enough to save you .hell with this government and everyone who were part of this murder #Nationalshame pic.twitter.com/cpJpDvzqWX

— Pooja sawant (@IAmPoojaSawant) November 3, 2018

igress Avni, believed to have been responsible for the deaths of 13 people in Maharashtra in the past two years, was shot dead in Yavatmal district of the state as part of an operation, police said Saturday.

The tigress, T1, as she was known officially, was killed Friday night, they said.

"Avni was shot dead by sharp-shooter Asgar Ali, son of famous sharp-shooter Nawab Shafat Ali, at compartment no 149 of Borati forest under the jurisdiction of the Ralegaon police station," a police official said.

"Avni, who was known in Pandharkawda forest area, had killed 13 people over the last two years in the region," he said.

In September this year, the Supreme Court had said Avni could be shot at sight, which prompted a flurry of online petitions seeking pardon for the tigress.