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The tigress which had attacked and mauled a husbandman successful Badagalapura village, Sargur taluk, adjacent to H.D. Kote, was tranquilised and trapped by the Forest Department connected Saturday.
Confirming the developments, Prabhakaran, director, Bandipur Tiger Reserve, said that 1 of the forelimbs of the 3 year-old tigress was recovered to beryllium twisted, which rendered it incapacitated. Hence, it is speculated that the tigress was preying connected the livestock of villagers, who had complained astir the aforesaid to the Forest Department. The tigress has been shifted to Bannerghatta National Park, Mr. Prabhakaran said.
The authorities had brought elephants Bheema, Bhagiratha, Abhimanyu, and Mahendra for the combing operation, and the tigress was yet cornered and tranquilised connected Saturday afternoon. Senior officials, including Assistant Conservator of Forest Satish, members of the Special Tiger Force, and others took portion successful the operation.
During the cognition connected Thursday, the tigress had pounced connected and mauled Made Gowda, a farmer, who suffered terrible injuries arsenic a result.
Doctors attending the injured husbandman astatine the backstage infirmary successful Mysuru told Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that the erstwhile was improbable to regain his vision. Following this, the Chief Minister said that a compensation, computed arsenic applicable to the nonaccomplishment of beingness oregon livelihood, volition beryllium payed to the victim. The authorities volition besides carnivore each the aesculapian expenses for his treatment.
