Minister gives shoot at sight order against Mysore man-eater
This is the fourth instance of death due to tiger attack in the Bandipur-Nagarhole belt in past one week. On Saturday, a forest watcher was killed in Nagarhole forest.
The victim of the latest attack was identified as Basappa, 55, a farmer who took his cattle close to the forest when he was reportedly attacked by the tiger. The incident happened in Hediyala range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
The state govt announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the kin of the dead
Highly
placed
sources
in
Bandipur
Tiger
Reserve
confirmed
that
the
tiger
that
killed
Basappa
had
also
killed
Cheluva,
a
tribal
from
Seegevadi
village
a
few
days
ago
and
Basavaraj
from
Nadadihaadi.
The
forest
department
began
a
combing
operation
after
the
second
attack
but
called
it
off
on
Monday
and
instead
tightened
security
at
the
fringe
areas
of
the
forest.
It
would
resume
on
Wednesday,
sources
in
the
department
said.
Meanwhile, local villagers protested near the forest department guest house against the growing animal attacks and the authorities had to deploy additional policemen to pacify the agitators.
The Bandipur-Nagarhole area is home to around 180 tigers and is surrounded by around 300 villages, making the man-animal conflict a common occurrence in these parts.
On Wednesday, state forest minister Ramanath Rai gave shoot at sight orders to kill the man-eater.
The state government also declared Rs 5 lakh as the compensation for the families of the killed persons.
OneIndia News