Man-eater beaten to death by villagers

Villagers beat dead this tiger in Satkhira after it injured three people yesterday.Photo: STAR

Locals beat a Royal Bengal Tiger dead after it injured three people at Khalishabunia village under Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira yesterday.

Police quoted villagers and forest officials as saying that the tiger entered the village crossing the river Kholpetua at around 6:00am and injured three villagers.

The injured--Sahiluddin, 60, Aziz, 50 and Abdul, 55are now undergoing treatment at Shyamnagar Upazila Health Complex.

As the villagers along with forest guards chased the tiger, it took shelter on the roof of a thatched house at the village. The villagers and forest guards then cordoned off the house and informed the divisional forest office of the matter.

Being informed, Khulna Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Abani Bhusan Thakur reached the spot and asked the forest guards to collect net to catch the man-eater. He also requested the villagers not to kill the tiger.

Ignoring the request, a group of local youths climbed the roof of the house at around 2:00pm and beat the tiger dead, local sources said.

Forest guards immediately arrested one of the youth named Maniruzzaman for killing the tiger. They later handed him over to the police.

When contacted, the divisional forest officer (DFO) said legal action will be taken against those who killed the tiger.

The Daily Star, 3 july 2009. News Link