Tiger Still Inside The Bhopal College For 11th Day, Pugmarks Spotted
NDTV
The behaviour of the tiger, T-123-4, has defied common perception that big cats move out of one place in seven to eight days, officials admitted.
The presence of a tiger on the sprawling 65-acre campus of the prestigious Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh entered the 11th day on Thursday even as forest department officials waited for the big cat to move out of the premises and closely monitored its movement.
The behaviour of the tiger, T-123-4, has defied common perception that big cats move out of one place in seven to eight days, officials admitted.
MANIT authorities had earlier announced a mid-term break for 5,400 undergraduate students from October 11 to 30, while classes for 600-odd students in post-graduation courses continued, its public relations officer Dr Amit Ojha told PTI.
"The tiger is still on the campus on the 11th day. Usually, as per tiger behaviour studies, the big cat moves from one place to another in seven to eight days. Today, we spotted pugmarks. We have placed 11 cameras to monitor its movement. Five more cameras will be installed soon," Bhopal divisional forest officer (DFO) Alok Pathak told PTI.
