Nilgiris, Sept. 18 -- A tiger was trapped in a Forest Department cage at Silver Cloud in Gudalur, Nilgiris district, on Friday, bringing a temporary breakthrough to a massive, weeks-long operation launched after two fatal wildlife attacks.

Forest officials are assessing whether it is the same tiger that allegedly killed two people in O-Valley on August 8th and 21st.

In the O' Valley-Lairston area near Gudalur, a tiger attacked and killed two people in August. Following the incident, residents staged protests demanding that the tiger be shot and captured.

Subsequently, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests issued formal directives authorising officials to capture the animal either by safely trapping it in a cage or through tranquil...