The tiger which had killed a woman at Balluruhundi close to Hediyala range of Bandipur National Park was darted and captured in the early hours of Tuesday, November 28, 2023.
A massive combing operation involving more than 200 forest department personnel and tribals from the local villages, was launched soon after Rathnamma was killed in the attack on Friday.
A thermal drone was also deployed to monitor the tiger’s movement while 55 camera traps were set to capture its image and ascertain the identity and the exercise yielded success within four days. Besides, three elephants – Rohit, Parthasarthy and Hiranya – were used for combing and reaching terrain not accessible by vehicles.
