India, May 27 -- Following the recent, fatal tiger attack in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, the forest department has captured an adult tigress and a sub-adult tiger suspected to be involved in the attacks while intensifying efforts to trace and capture two cubs believed to have possibly played a role in the incidents.

Confirming the development, R M Ramanujam, chief conservator of forests, Chandrapur forest division, said, "So far, we have captured an adult tigress and a sub-adult tiger. Efforts are going on to capture the cubs. Their exact involvement in the attack is yet to be ascertained."

A senior forest official, requesting anonymity, said that the authorities suspect the involvement of multiple tigers in the attack and are co...