LUCKNOW: A man was dragged inside the forest and killed by a tiger in Khutar range of Shahjahanpur forest division on Monday afternoon. The incident took place inside the periphery of the forest. This was the seventh case of human-killing by tiger in the terai area of the state.
A group of men had gone inside the forest in Bilandapur (I) forest block of Khutar range on Monday afternoon. At around 4 pm, the tiger charged at men and dragged one of them inside the forest alongside Jhukna river. Though others in the group tried to rescue him but to no avail. The partially eaten body of the man was recovered from the forest later. "Tiger had eaten about 2 kg of flesh from his waist part," said PP Singh, DFO, Shahjahanpur.
The Shahjahanpur division officials informed their counterparts in Pilibhit forest division about the incident. Deoria range of Pilibhit is reeling under feline fear these days. Since May, six humans have been killed by an aberrant tiger in Deoria range. Incidents have taken place within a distance of 3 to 4 km each time. The Bilandapur forest block, however, is about 22 km from compartment No 7 of Deoria range where 55-year old Redavati was killed and partially eaten by tiger on August 10. This, however, does not stop officials from probing if it is the same tiger which has shifted from Pilibhit to Shahjahanpur. The distance of 20 km is what nocturnal beings like tigers can cover in a single night.
"We can neither confirm nor deny it as of now," said VK Singh, DFO, Pilibhit. The hair of tiger collected from Bilandapur have been sent to Pilibhit. The hair sample will be matched with those collected from the spots of killing in Deoria to find out "scientifically" if it is the same tiger. The officials are going in for DNA analysis of hair. Shahjahanpur officials shared that the presence of tiger in Bilandapur forest block during this season is an annual feature. "This time around it has killed a man and created a scare," said DFO, Shahjahanpur. As many as 17 web cameras have been installed over 6 sq km area in Bilandapur. The officials studied the pugmarks in the area on Wednesday morning. The rains and flooding have, however, made the task a little difficult.
According to Shahjahanpur officials, a half-eaten carcass of blue bull was found about 6 km from Pilibhit, between Deoria and Bilandapur on August 14.
The officials are therefore strongly believing that it could be the same tiger which has shifted locations.
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