# Tamil leaders seek probe into Karnataka forest killing of 3 farmers 2026-08-16T21:42:13+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay has condemned the killing of three Tamil farmers by Karnataka forest officials in Chamarajanagar district, calling the official explanation "unacceptable" and demanding a high-level probe. The incident occurred on August 15 in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. The three victims are Antony Raj, John and Kumar. Karnataka forest officials said the men were poaching wild animals and fired at personnel first, prompting self-defence. Forest Minister Ramalinga Reddy stated the men had country-made pistols and bags of deer meat. Opposition leader M K Stalin demanded a judicial probe and accused Vijay of being silent on the Mekedatu issue. PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss alleged the "poaching story" was a cover-up, demanded a CBI probe and Rs 1 crore compensation per family. CPM state secretary P Shanmugam called for dismissal of the officials involved. A magisterial inquiry has been announced by Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - timesnownews.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-17T02:21:13+00:00. Tags: Anbumani Ramadoss, C Joseph Vijay, Chamarajanagar, D K Shivakumar, M.K. Stalin, Tamil Nadu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-parties-condemn-killing-of-3-farmers-by-karnataka-forest-officials/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-parties-condemn-killing-of-3-farmers-by-karnataka-forest-officials/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/