9 booked in Assam for pelting stones at tiger near Kamakhya Reserve Forest
The Hindu
Nine persons booked for pelting stones at tiger in Assam, potentially blinding it; wildlife officials rescue and treat the animal.
GUWAHATI
As many as nine persons were booked in central Assam’s Nagaon district for pelting stones at a tiger and potentially blinding the wild animal that strayed out of a jungle.
According to forest department officials, the police in Jakhalabandha, a popular stopover for travellers on the highway between Guwahati and eastern Assam towns, raided the houses of the people for pelting stones at the tiger. They were identified from videos of the incident. Wildlife officials rescued the tiger, bleeding from several wounds near a railway bridge on November 20.
“People in the area surrounded the tiger and pelted stones at it, causing injuries,” one of the rescuers said, adding that the tiger was taken to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation near the Kaziranga National Park about 60 km east of Jakhalabandha.
“The tiger is recovering but we fear she may lose vision in one eye. We have sought the help of Bhupen Sarma, an ophthalmologist from the veterinary college for confirmation,” Sonali Ghosh, the director of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve said.
The age of the nine accused ranged from 19 to 25 years.
The sub-adult female tiger strayed out of the Kamakhya Reserve Forest on November 18 morning. This prompted an order from Liza Talukdar, the Additional District Magistrate of the Kaliabor co-district to impose curfew-like restrictions along the banks of the Kolong River between Debasatra and Miribheti villages.
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