Bandipur: Officials to catch 'man-killer' tiger

Bengaluru: The forest department has decided to catch a ‘man-killer’ tiger in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve which has created a scare among locals living around it.

“It is not a man-eater but a man-killer. It has killed two people and 14 cattle in the last two months. We want to catch it by using tranquiliser,” Forest conservator (Bandipur Tiger Reserve), T Balachandra told PTI.

For the past two days, forest officers and personnel have camped in those areas where the tiger was seen roaming.

The tiger was spotted in Hundipura, Shivapura and Kannigowdanahalli.

“We are putting more number of track cameras where it was seen. We have increased the number of veterinary doctors and more number of staff to track it,” Balachandra said.

Denying some news reports that some sharp shooters have been deployed to kill the big cat, the forest officer said the department wants only to catch it using tranquiliser.

The foresters exuded confidence that by Thursday evening they will succeed in their mission.