Tiger Strays Into Bengal's District Again, One Villager Injured
NDTV
Forest Minister Jyotipriya Mallick told reporters that a full-grown Royal Bengal Tiger was first sighted by the villagers inside the thick bushes near a river at Garankathi hamlet of Kultali on Friday.
A man was injured on Sunday morning after a tiger lunged at a group of people when they were looking for the big cat inside dense bushes in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, forest officials said.
Forest Minister Jyotipriya Mallick told reporters that a full-grown Royal Bengal Tiger was first sighted by the villagers inside the thick bushes near a river at Garankathi hamlet of Kultali on Friday.
Pugmarks were also found in the area, and the locals claimed to have heard roars of a tiger for the past three days.
The incident happened on Sunday when the villagers along with forest department personnel were searching for the animal inside the thick bushes.
