Man-eating tiger shot dead in India after high-profile hunt

Tiger known to hunters as T1 and as Avni to wildlife lovers had killed more than a dozen in two years

A man-eating tiger that claimed more than a dozen victims in two years has been shot dead in India, officials say.

One of India's most high-profile tiger hunts in decades ended on Friday night when the mother of two 10-month-old cubs - known to hunters as T1 but Avni to wildlife lovers - was shot dead in the jungles of Maharashtra state.