Man eater Tiger who killed 13 captured in Gadchiroli

A tiger that killed 13 persons in three districts of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra over the past 10 months, was captured by the Forest department in Gadchiroli district of the state.

The tiger named 'CT-1' was moving in the Wadsa forest range in Gadchiroli and was becoming a threat to human lives, official said. "The tiger had killed 13 persons - six in Wadsa, four in Bhandara district and three in Brahmapuri forest range in Chandrapur district - from December last year," the official said, adding that the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Nagpur had, in a meeting on October 4, directed that this "conflict tiger" be captured.

"Accordingly, the Tadoba Tiger Rescue team, the Rapid Response Teams of Chandrapur, Navegaon-Nagzira and other units worked on a war footing to capture the tiger. It was tranquilised and captured from Wadsa forest range on Thursday morning," the official said.