A Royal Bengal tiger strayed into Tezpur town in Assam on Tuesday and attacked locals injuring two. The video of the incident has gone viral.
The incident that took place on the outskirts of Tezpur town caused panic in the area. The tiger is still said to be out in the open.?
According to forest officials, the Royal Bengal tiger moved out of the corridor connecting the Kaziranga and Nameri national parks into the Napam area close to the Tezpur University.??
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¡°The tiger moved towards the Jia Bharali area close to the 9th addition to the Kaziranga national park. Two people were injured in the attack by the animal and have been admitted in hospital. The situation is under control,¡± P Siva Kumar, Director, Kaziranga National Park told The Hindustan Times.?
¡°Section 144 of CrPC was imposed in the area in order to ensure crowd control and an operation launched to drive out the animal towards Kaziranga in the evening,¡± he added.
A video of the animal chasing a group of people has been circulating on social media. In the video, the tiger is seen injuring a man who falls into a ditch. The animal moves away from the spot immediately.
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¡°We are monitoring the situation closely. Hopefully, the animal will move back towards Nameri or go to the Burha Chapori area without causing more worry,¡± said Sivakumar.
"We don¡¯t know if the animal had moved out of Kaziranga. Usually, the tigers of Nameri use a patch along Jia Bharali river area for movement." a report in New Indian Express quoted Kaziranga Field Director P Sivakumar as saying.
A veterinary team and other supporting staff were sent to the spot to review the situation. Tezpur Divisional Forest Officer was monitoring the situation.?
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"After assessing the field conditions, we will take a call on the nature of the operation. A tranquilising team is present at the spot. If the need arises, we will tranquilise the tiger to drive it away," said the officer.?
"It becomes easy to tranquilise the tiger if it is confined to a building. But it becomes tough when the big cat is roaming in the open. After a dart shot, the tiger might flee and may attack other people," Sivakumar further added.