A 'man-eater' tiger was caught after 90 days in Lucknow's Rehmankheda on Wednesday. The forest department officials tranquilised the tiger before capturing it. The forest department succeeded in ending the terror that prevailed in the region by catching the tiger under the leadership of Chief Forest Conservator Dr Renu Singh.
The capture of the tiger gave a big relief to villagers as they were living in panic for three months due to the terror of the wild animal. It had killed more than 25 cattle in the region and children had stopped going to school due to fear.
The forest officials have been monitoring the movement of the tiger through drones.
The locals said they heaved a sigh of relief after the tiger was caught. Now, children will be able to go to school again and life will be normal, they added.
Search for the man-eater tiger started on December 14
The search for the tiger in the Rehmankheda area was underway since December 14, 2024. The entire area was declared a 'no-go' pocket for the locals. In the last week of December, the forest staff located the but, somehow, it managed to escape.
Awadh Range Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sitanshu Pandey had said that the tiger had come back to eat the carcass of the cattle killed a day earlier. Our team was monitoring the spot round the clock. The tiger had sensed human presence, but it was so cautious that no one's attention would go towards it. The movement of the tiger was seen at around four in the morning, but it managed to escape, he recalled.
New tiger reserve park in MP
In another development related to tiger, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said his state will have a new Tiger Reserve Park in the name of Nav Madhav National Park.
"We already have 8 Tiger Reserve Parks, a new Tiger Reserve Park is going to open in Madhya Pradesh in the name of Nav Madhav National Park in Shivpuri. On my behalf, congratulations to the people of the state... I am happy that Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of tigers. Our status of Tiger State is not only intact but with the help of new Tiger Reserve Parks, we are also going to achieve new achievements," he said.