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गृहपृष्ठNepalTiger taken under control

Tiger taken under control


CHITWAN : A tiger in the Chitwan National Park has been taken under control after it preyed on local people. The tiger in the Belsahar community forest was tranquilized by Park officials on Saturday evening.

Jagdish Chaudhary, 63, was killed in the incident. The tiger had attacked and killed a local man collecting green fodder in the forest the same morning.

The male tiger of around 10 years old has been taken under control with the help of the park elephants, staffers, army and police personnel, said information officer of the park Ashok Ram. A tranquilizer shot was used to take the tiger under control.

It is currently being kept in a cage at the head office of the park in Kasara. The same tiger had also attacked another person in the area a few months ago.The tiger was taken under control to prevent further human casualty, the park authorities said.





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