The forest department on Saturday tranquilised and rescued a sub-adult tiger, which had killed three persons in villages of Chandrapur district in the last few months.
As per a release, the big cat had attacked and killed three persons from villages adjoining Nimdhela Round in the last seven months.
The forest department launched a rescue operation under the supervision of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) field director Dr Jitendra Ramgaonkar, and the tiger was rescued from compartment 59 of the Khadsangi forest range, the official said.