The tiger that had left residents near the forest fringes at Adakkathodu at Kelakam in Kannur panic-stricken died on Thursday following its capture by the Forest department.
After over two weeks of search, the tiger, approximately two years old, had been tranquillized and caught from Ward 6 at Kariankappu around 3.30 p.m on Thursday. Forest officials, including veterinarians Raju and Arun Sathyan, used chemical immobilisation to capture the weakened animal, which reportedly bore injuries from porcupine encounters on its face. The animal had been transferred to the facility at the Kannavam forest range office for treatment.
