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A man-eating tiger hiding in sugarcane fields in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district is targeting villagers one after the other. The tiger has killed four people in just one month. In the latest development, a 40-year-old man was killed by a tiger in Maheshpur range of South Kheri forest division of the district on Wednesday. This is the second incident in just 15 days in which a man-eating animal has made a human its prey.
Anger spread among local villagers
It attacked Zakir, a resident of Muda Assi village, when he was working in his sugarcane field. This incident has caused outrage among the local villagers, who are demanding immediate action to catch the man-eater. South Kheri Divisional Forest Officer Sanjay Biswal has confirmed the death of a human being in a tiger attack in Maheshpur range. Along with this, he has also told about his preparations.
Forest department deployed patrol teams
Earlier on August 27, this tiger had killed a villager Ambrish Kumar. State Forest Minister Arun Kumar visited the affected area to assess the situation and directed forest officials to catch the tiger. After this, the forest department has deployed patrol teams. Cages and cameras have been installed. Tranquillizing experts have been called to catch the cannibal creature.
40 cameras were installed to track the tiger
According to the DFO, four patrol teams equipped with drone cameras and other equipment have been deployed. Four cages and 40 cameras have been installed in the affected areas to track and monitor the tigers. Tranquility experts have been called from Pilibhit Tiger Reserve under the leadership of Daksh Gangwar. Silencing experts have also been called from Kanpur Zoo. The DFO said that the movement of the tiger is being traced.
Tiger terror in 50 villages of Lakhimpur district
About 50 villages in Lakhimpur district are terrorised by tigers. People living in tiger-affected villages say that whenever the sugarcane crop grows, tigers move from the forest to residential areas and farms, as they often prey on cattle, jackals and wild boars in these crops. But the real problem arises when tigers also prey on men working in sugarcane fields.