Nagpur Jan 25 PTI An injured tiger was tranquilised and captured by the forest department after it attacked a couple in the Paoni forest range in Maharashtras Nagpur district on Tuesday an official said The forest department received information that a big cat had attacked a couple on the road in the forest range following which a team was sent to the spot said Bharat Singh Hada deputy conservator of forest DCF Nagpur The couple suffered minor injuries in the attack and is stable he said He said the tiger attacked the couple as it was injured There were injuries on the big cats legs and he was unable to walk properly Hada said adding that the animal was tranquilised and was being brought to Nagpur The forest team will investigate how the tiger got injured the official said PTI CLS ARU NSK NSK
Nagpur Nov 24 PTI Five persons have been arrested for allegedly possessing and attempting to sell tiger nails and teeth in Maharashtras Nagpur district a forest official said on Wednesday Acting on a tip-off a team from the Nagpur forest division laid a trap at Umred bus stop on Tuesday and nabbed three of the accused who had come there to sell the animal parts deputy conservator of forest Nagpur Bharat Singh Hada said Based on the information provided by the trio two more accused were subsequently nabbed the official said in a release The forest department has registered offences against the accused under relevant provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 he added PTI CLS ARU ARU
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