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If an FIR could be lodged against villagers, then it should also be lodged against the PCCF and DTR field director as they were equally responsible for the offence, Singh said.“The incident of Mailani forest immediately calls for translocation of the six Amaria tigers which can meet the fate if any one of them kills a farmer accidentally,” Singh added. He had also drawn court’s attention to the need for making fenced corridors from PTR to Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary via DTR for safe movement of wildlife.Referring to Article 48 A of the Constitution that makes obligatory upon the state to protect and improve the environment and safeguard forests and wildlife, Singh said both officials had not only violated the constitutional provisions but also Wildlife Protection Act by neglecting their duty in saving the tigress.Furthermore, the two officials did not go to the spot despite being informed about the killing of the tigress by villagers. Pilibhit: A Lucknow-based wildlife enthusiast, Kaushalendra Singh, on Tuesday said an FIR should be registered against principal chief conservator of forest (wildlife) and field director of Dudhwa tiger reserve Ramesh Pandey for failing to protect the tigress that was killed by villagers in Mailani forest range of Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of DTR, on Sunday.Singh has sent a written complaint to director general of police of state OP Singh and has marked copies to governor Ram Naik and chief minister Yogiaditya Nath.Singh had recently filed a public interest litigation in the high court, with a plea to fence Pilibhit tiger reserve and DTR peripheries to prevent tigers from straying..