Bait for tiger stolen, officials locate it in villager’s house

Source: DNA | Last Updated 05:45(13/01/12) Bhopal: The flying squad of the forest department recovered a goat which was stolen from a trap laid for a tiger that had strayed into the Kerwa Dam area. At least three trap cages have been placed near Kerwa dam area by forest officials with goats as bait to trap the tiger. The goat from one of the traps was found missing at Rasulia village near the dam on Wednesday morning. Initially forest officials suspected that the goat must have been preyed upon by the tiger. But with no evidence of the tiger attack at the site, officials suspected that it was a handiwork of a local villager. Based on a tip-off, the flying squad of the forest department raided house of Heeralal and found their bait intact. Sources said Heeralal had concealed the goat inside his house. The accused was handed over to the Ratibad police station where a case was registered against him under Section 399 of the Indian Penal Code. The forest officials also surprised over the tiger’s behaviour as it is not making an attempt to kill their bait despite going close to it. They are now planning to use elephant to shove away the feline. http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/MP-BHO-bait-for-tiger-stolen-officials-locate-it-in-villagers-house-2744992.html