Operation launched to nab tiger from BJP leader’s farmhouse in UP

Sitapur, Jan 29 : Forest officials have launched a search operation to locate and secure a tiger, which was spotted inside the premises of BJP leader Munindra Awasthis farmhouse in Sandana village of Uttar Pradeshs Sitapur district.

The big cat was spotted at Awasthis house on Saturday night and had been roaming freely for the past 24 hours according to Dinesh Gupta Forest Ranger, Sitapur district.

Awasthis farmhouse is situated in Khevatarampur village of Naimisharanya police station area.

According to forest ranger Gupta, a dedicated team combed the farmhouse on Sunday, and efforts were intensified to locate and secure the tiger.

రామ్ చరణ్ అల్లు అర్జున్ మహేష్ బాబు లతో సినిమా ప్లాన్ చేస్తున్న స్టార్ ప్రొడ్యూసర్స్......

"Visual surveillance, including the use of drones, has been employed since Sunday evening to monitor the movements of the tiger," he said.

The Forest Department team has yet to successfully apprehend the tiger.

Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sitapur, Brij Mohan Shukla, said,"Plans are in place to employ a cage in the Sandana area to safely contain the tiger.The tiger will not be tranquillized as the it is not aggressive.

" He said that 10 to 12 members from the forest and police department were involved in the operation.

The presence of a tiger within a residential area has raised concerns among locals in the area.

నాగచైతన్యకు ఆ విధంగా హెల్ప్ చేసిన యంగ్ టైగర్ జూనియర్ ఎన్టీఆర్.. అసలేమైందంటే?...

In December last year, a tiger resting atop a wall in Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh drew a massive crowd before being rescued by forest officials.

A team of forest department officials rescued the big cat that had ventured into a mans house in the Athkona village, located nearly 20 km from Pilibhit Tiger Reserve forest.

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