It is very sad and shocking. From all the stuff what I read and heard, it looks like there is definitely a politician and few park officials involved. Looks like a powerful man was taken for a night safari in the park by the park officials and thats when their jeep hit the tiger.

We should also file a complaint on this matter with the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), constituted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India to look into Forests, Wildlife and related matters. They have the powers to summon anyone and conduct an enquiry. I have taken some wildlife matters to them and I have been happy since there are no red tapes in CEC:

Member Secretary, Central Empowered Committee, II Floor, Chanakya Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021
Tel: +91-11-26884921, +91-11-26884923, +91-11-24101926
Fax: +91-11-24101925, Email: info@cecindia.org, website: www.cecindia.org

Many Bandhavgarh park officials behave like rogues. I was in Bandhavgarh two weeks back. We were watching the Bamera male feasting on a wild boar in a Nala. The view was not clear and we could catch only a few glimpses. A forest department vehicle came there with a former CCF (chief conservator of forest) as a guest. They shoo'd away our jeep and they were alone. Once our jeep moved, the forest officials started throwing something (may be small stones) at the tiger to bring him out so that their ex boss could photograph the tiger. This is too sad and ridiculous.

Later I understood from the local guides, that this is a regular practice followed by forest department whenever they have to impress their VIP guests. This VIP guest nonsense must stop.