A tiger strayed into a village from the forest reserve in Uttar Paradesh’s Pilibhit, triggering panic among vilagers on Tuesday.
A tiger which came out of the Tiger Reserve forest in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district and reached Atkona village in the night, is still resting on the wall of the Gurudwara. A huge crowd gathered to see the Tiger
Uttar Pradesh : The tiger, which came out of the Tiger Reserve forest in Pilibhit district and reached Atkona village in the night, is still resting on the wall of the Gurudwara. A huge crowd has gathered to see the Tiger. A security cordon has been created by the Forest… pic.twitter.com/lvGWH7VHmb
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After keeping the villagers awake all night, the tiger was captured following a dramatic exercise on Tuesday morning as forest officials tried to catch it by its tail while it struggled against drowsiness due to the tranquiliser.
Several videos of the incident surfaced on the internet, showing a huge crowd gathered to get a glimpse of the tiger, which rested on the wall of a house overnight.
After being sedated, the tiger was caged and taken away by the forest department team.