A tiger strayed into a village from the forest reserve in Uttar Paradesh's Pilibhit, triggering panic among vilagers on Tuesday.
The tiger reached Atkona village in Pilbhit's Kalinagar on Monday night. A huge crowd gathered to see the Tiger on Tuesday morning before forest officials tranquilised it.
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After keeping the villagers awake all night, the tiger was captured following a dramatic exercise on Tuesday morning as forest officials tried to catch it by its tail while it struggled against drowsiness due to the tranquiliser.
Several videos of the incident surfaced on the internet, showing a huge crowd gathered to get a glimpse of the tiger, which rested on the wall of a house overnight.
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After being sedated, the tiger was caged and taken away by the forest department team.
