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.
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.
