New Delhi: A probe was launched by the authorities of the Satpura Tiger Reserve after a video of actor Raveena Tandon in close proximity to a tiger was shared online. The video showed the safari vehicle reaching close to a tigress. In the clip, camera shutters are heard making sounds and a tigress is seen roaring at them in the reserve located in Madhya Pradesh's Narmadapuram district.
But PTI sources close to the actor said the vehicle did not swerve from the safari track and it was the animal that came close and passed by it.
Now Raveena Tandon, who visited the reserve on November 22, tweeted that she was accompanied on the safari by trained guides and drivers provided by the department.
Now Raveena Tandon too tweeted and wrote, “Luckily for us, that we did not take any sudden action, but sat quiet and watched the tigress, move on. We’re on the tourism path, which mostly these tigers cross. And Katy the tigress in this video as well, is habituated to coming close to vehicles and snarling.”
She also tweeted, “A tiger gets close to the deputy rangers bike. One can never predict when and how tigers will react. It’s the Forest Department licensed vehicle,with their guides and drivers who are trained to know their boundaries and legalities.”
Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) of Forest Dheeraj Singh Chouhan told PTI that following the directives of senior officials, he has started a probe into the alleged incident.
He said during Tandon's visit to the reserve on November 22, her vehicle allegedly reached near a tigress.
Earlier, Tandon had shared pictures of her visit to the Satpura Tiger Reserve on her social media handles. She had also shared the pictures of tigers that she clicked during her visit to the reserve.
Her tweet read, “Got beautiful shots of sharmilee and her cubs in Tadoba. Wildlife shots are unpredictable due to the unreadable nature of our subjects. One tries to be as silent and capture the best moments. Video Shot on Sony Zoom lense 200/400.”
(With PTI inputs)