Pilibhit: Angry over the forest department's inability to prevent tigers from straying out of the forest, some locals of Bichpuri village under Marauri block — about 1.5 km from Pilibhit city — whacked a beehive on a tree under which some forest guards were standing. As many as seven forest guards were stung by bees and they were taken to the government hospital for medical aid, said a report by the range officer. The incident happened on Tuesday morning.The forest guards had gone to the area after getting information that a tiger might have killed a nilgai. The villagers confronted the forest employees saying stray tigers have made their life miserable, as they are always in the grip of fear.According to range officer of Mala forest range in Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, Dilip Shrivastav, the forest guards had gone to the area to shift the carcass of the nilgai and gather information about the tiger that had strayed into the area.DFO of PTR, Kailash Prakash, and divisional director of social forestry Adarsh Kumar ruled out that the nilgai was killed by a tiger. They said that the forest team did not find any pug marks of tiger or leopard in and around the village. The officials claimed that mass hysteria has gripped villagers after several people have been killed by tigers near Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.Veterinary surgeon Rajul Saxena said the nilgai died due to injuries probably caused by stray dogs.

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