Raveena says forest dept’s jeep was on track after Satpura Reserve official starts probe over video

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Actor Raveena Tandon on Wednesday said she was travelling in a jeep licensed by the forest department which didn’t deviate from the designated “tourism path”, after Satpura Tiger Reserve authorities launched an inquiry over a video which purportedly showed her in a vehicle driving close to a tigress in the protected area.

Tandon, who visited the reserve on November 22, in a tweet said she was accompanied on the safari by trained guides and drivers provided by the department. Sharing a November 25 video report of a local news channel, the actor said on Twitter, “#satpuratigerreserve. 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 (sic).” According to Tandon, she and fellow passengers sat quiet and watched the tigress move on.

“We were 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 said. Tigers are kings of where they roam, she wrote in another tweet, adding they were “silent spectators”. “Any sudden movements can startle them as well,” the 48-year-old actor added.