Summary:
Foresters convinced the tribals to withdraw their protest as the tiger had been captured. MYSURU: An injured tiger was captured at Hosuru on Friday and shifted to Mysuru Zoo. They shouted slogans against foresters and police and demanded that the tiger be shot dead. The tiger had recently killed another tribal youth sleeping outside his house in Macchuruhaadi.Forest staff traced the tiger to Hosuru, a few kilometres from Machhuru Haadi. The operation was led by PCCF (Wildlife) Jairam and APCCF B P Ravikumar.Tribals protestTribals blocked the HD Kote – Kerala road on Friday by burning vehicle tyres and demanded foresters kill the captured tiger..