Shoot at sight order was issued on Friday against a man-eater tiger in Bihar after the animal was suspected to have killed seven people, including a 12-year-old girl, near Chiwtahan and Govardhan forest area in past 25 days.
A team of forest officials — sharpshooters, trackers and veterinary experts of the State —have been trying to catch the tiger for past six days but the man-eater has continued to wreak havoc in the area.
Neshamani K., Field Director of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR), said that Bihar Chief Wildlife Warden P.K. Gupta has issued orders to shoot the tiger. A team of about 500 forest officials have reached near Dumri village to locate the tiger; a drone has also been deployed to track the animal, said officials.
