RTR tiger, suspected of attacks, tranquillised

Forest officials on Wednesday tranquillised a 20-month-old tigress who was suspected to have killed two people in the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, an official said, amid heightened concerns about human-animal conflict in the area.

- Sachin Saini

JAIPUR:

The tigress, Kankati, was tranquillised after she was spotted near Hotel Macchan in Kutalpura Maliyan village, on the periphery of RTR, the official said, adding that she will be kept in an enclosure until a decision is made on her relocation.

The tigress was spotted near the hotel at around 8am, attracting a crowd of nearly 1,500 people, officials said.

Concerned about another attack, forest authorities moved quickly and tranquillised her at around 9.30am. "She will be kept in an enclosure at RTR until a decision is taken by the state government," the official cited above said.

For now, the tigress has been released into a two-hectare enclosure in the Talera region of RTR, the official said. Earlier, tiger T-104 was kept in the same enclosure after it killed a man.