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NAGPUR: While five tigers radio-collared by Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, are still being monitored, the premier research institute has washed its hands of when it comes to the missing iconic tiger Jai. WII and the forest department are passing the buck to each other.Jai (UK-T1), radio-collared by WII twice, has been missing since April 18, 2016, from Umred-Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary. They woke up only when the media, tourists and wildlife lovers raised a voice,” says Prabhune.It is further revealed that neither forest department nor WII claimed warranty replacement of the failed radio collar. Cost of the radio collar is about Rs6 lakh. “It only shows that both were in the know of what happened to Jai but deliberately kept mum..