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A terrifying ‘man-eating tiger’ that killed 9 people in Bihar state in northeastern India has been shot.
The Hindustan Times reported that the Indian police killed a man-eating tiger the day before after conducting a large-scale operation involving more than 200 people on the 9th local time.
A 16-year-old boy was bitten and killed by a tiger on the outskirts of the Balmiki Tiger Reserve in Champaran District, Bihar Province, which borders Nepal on the 8th. Accidents followed, such as my son being killed by a tiger.
The local police dispatched about 200 people, including forestry officials and snipers, to the operation to kill the tiger by mobilizing up to two elephants. After more than six hours of operation, they found a tiger and shot it.
“We had to set off firecrackers and light torches every night to drive out the tiger,” said one resident. “There was no other way than to kill the tiger.”
However, the Hindustan Times reported that there was no conclusive evidence to prove that the tiger killed was the one that killed nine residents.
According to the Indian government, it is estimated that there are 2,967 tigers in India as of 2018, accounting for about 70% of the world’s tigers.