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Locals have also reported spotting a tiger with three cubs in the vicinity.
In Chirangara, a tiger was spotted again on Tuesday, days after its presence was first confirmed in the area.
According to reports, the tiger on the prowl has killed a cow owned by Narayanan and a dog belonging to Balamurukan last day.
The animal appears weak with an injured leg and has been roaming the inhabited area for over five days.
Marks in the area suggested that the animal dragged the woman for about 20 meters to a bushy spot near the tea plantation.
Nilambur South DFO G Dhanik Lal, who led a search operation in the area, said the tiger was around five years old.
The first attack happened on Monday, March 3, at Kottoorvayal near Tirunelli, where a tiger killed a cow.
An investigation by the forest department revealed that the footage Jerin circulated was an edited version of an old video.
This is the third carcass found in the past two weeks.
More than a hundred forest officials, including animal tracking specialists, veterinarians, and range officers, are involved in the mission.
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.jpg?w=315&h=164 "Injured tiger in Idukki’s Vandiperiyar shot dead by forest officials in self-defence")
