Tigress strays into village, kills teenager

BHOPAL - A tigress strayed into a village located on the outskirts of the Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh and killed an 18-year-old girl Tuesday. It is hiding in a farm and all efforts to nab it have so far proved futile, an official said Wednesday.

“The park officials are trying to nab the tiger hiding in the farm, where it had killed the girl and a bullock,” the park’s Deputy Director K.S. Alawa told IANS.

Dwarika Prasad Tiwari’s daughter Anjana went to collect mahua, a forest produce, from her father’s farm in village Kuchwahi when the feline, which had earlier killed a bullock, attacked and killed her.

The villagers reached the place but the feline hid itself inside the farm. The park officials also reached the spot and cordoned off the area.

“Our efforts to capture the animal were futile as the big cat was still hiding inside the farm,” Alawa said, said adding that Rs.1 lakh as ex-gratia was released for the victim’s family as per government norms.