Ranthambore hoteliers, scared that the park's most-watched tiger may scare away guests, used their clout to have T24 relocated to Udaipur zoo, and kept the operation so secretive that even forest minister Raj Kumar Rinwa was kept in the dark, sources told TOI on Monday . T24 was shifted on Saturday after it was suspected to have killed a forest guard the week before. In fact, at the time of shifting, Rinwa was in the process of forming a committee to verify whether it was T-24 or some other tiger which had attacked humans. But, suddenly, he was told about the futility of the exercise since T-24, popularly known as `Ustaad', was already half way towards the Udaipur zoo. Sources said Rinwa had requested Rajya Sabha MP VP Singh Badnore to head the panel. Badnore is said to have recommended conservationists Valmik Thapar and R S Shekhawat as other members. According to sources, some hoteliers lobbied for the shifting to Udaipur as they eared that the presence of T24 which had its territory around Ranthambhore Park gate could hamper their busines by scaring away the tourists. “Hoteliers at Ranthamb hore were divided. Majority was in favour of keeping the ti ger at the park as it was the most sighted one,“ said a wild ife expert. He added that there was a dispute among fores staff about the identity of the iger that killed the fores guard. “Forest officials were confused between T72 and T24,“ the expert said and add ed, “However, a handful of lob byists supporting T24's shift ng were more powerful and succeeded in their design.“