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flag India's Supreme Court orders probe into tiger poaching networks in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

flag The Supreme Court of India has directed the Centre, CBI, and NCTA to respond to a PIL seeking a CBI probe into organized tiger poaching, particularly in unprotected corridors in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. flag The petition, filed by advocate Gaurav Kumar Bansal, highlights international trafficking networks, involvement of local communities, and the use of hawala operators, citing a Maharashtra SIT report and media accounts of poaching gangs supplying tiger parts to Myanmar. flag It underscores the threat to tigers outside protected areas and the need for enforcement of conservation laws under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. flag The court has agreed to consider the plea and issued notices to relevant authorities.

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