Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 5 -- Head of Forest Force Dr. Meenakshi Negi visits Sargur taluk

Forest Department personnel on combing operation face not merely the challenge of trapping the elusive tiger at the villages in forest fringes of Sargur taluk but the constant pressure from farmers, villagers and top officials.

In three separate cases reported from Sargur taluk alone, two persons have been killed by the big cats and one has been seriously injured and still undergoing treatment at the hospital. Following the flash protest staged by villagers to trap the menacing tiger, two of the big cats were trapped while two cubs were rescued.

Now, the operation is underway to trap the tiger that killed one Rajashekar at Bennegere near Mullur in Sarg...