Mankulam (Idukki) ∙ A tribal farmer tore apart a tiger that jumped out of the forest to attack. Gopalan (48) from Chikkanamkudi Adivasi Shrine was hurt in the tiger assault and was admitted to Adimali Taluk hospital. Equally of Gopalan’s arms were being scratched by the tiger. His right arm was also damaged.
Forest Minister AK Saseendran instructed officials that Gopalan killed the tiger in self-defense and not to sue. Neetu Lakshmi, Main Forest Conservator, Southern Area (Kottayam) reported that the federal government will bear the whole value of Gopalan’s cure.
The incident transpired yesterday at 7 in the early morning near the tribal settlement of Chikkanamkudi in the forest division of Mankulam. When strolling in direction of the farm, a tiger jumped on Gopalan from the forest alongside the way. Gopalan cut off the tiger’s hand and over the eye with the sword held it at the waistline. The fallen tiger died promptly.
She was a 10-yr-aged female tiger. The forest rangers mentioned she is a tiger who has lost her molars and is unable to hunt her prey. On Thursday, a tiger was trapped in a plastic web tied close to a chicken coop in this spot, she broke the net and escaped. The tiger autopsy will be carried out these days at the Mankulam Forest Selection Workplace. As portion of the methods, the forestry division will look into the incident.
B. Prasadkumar, the mankulam forest guard officer, mentioned the cage had been set up to seize the tiger. Forest conservation main Neetu Lakshmi, Mankulam DFO Jayachandran Gopalan, and DFO of the mobile surveillance group Idukki Shantri Tom frequented Gopalan in the healthcare facility.
Summary in English: Tribal male killed Leopard in Mankulam, Idukki
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