INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Dhangadi, December 25Locals of Kailali are afraid to venture out of their homes as in
the past one week many of them have spotted a tiger prowling in and around Basanta Corridor.
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Villagers had spotted the tiger in Wards 5 and 7 of Kailari Rural Municipality.
Khemraj Chaudhary
claimed he spotted the wild beast in broad daylight when he was out in the field.The tiger was also spotted in the forest area of Bipatpur
of Ward No 7 three days ago
A villager had also seen the tiger in a sugarcane field at Basanta
He said the wild beast had a radio collar around its neck.Chaudhary said a cow had fallen prey to the wild beast in Basanta area.Fear of the
tiger is such that locals from Basanta Rampur, Baijapur, Bipatpur, and Tighari don't venture out of their homes after dark.Locals say that
the tiger roaming around the village came from India's Dudhuwa National Park.Lallan Kathariya said that he had seen the tiger at Belaparsuwa
According to him, a tiger had killed a 15-year-old boy at Maruacha village of Sampurnanagar in India a few days back.Some locals say the
tiger could be a man-eating beast
Despite the regular appearances in human settlements, the local administration seems to be unaware of the menace posed by the tiger.DAO
Kailali's Information Officer Shivraj Joshi expressed ignorance about the tiger roaming in the village.National Park and Wildlife
Conservation Department Information officer Ganesh Panta said his office was coordinating with Indian officials, Ministry of Forest and
Tourism and District Forest Office, Kailali, to prevent possible damage caused by the tiger.Locals say they have spotted the big cat for the
The tiger has got a radio collar installed on its neck.A version of this article appears in the print on December 26, 2022, of The Himalayan
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