Tigress 'lynched' in Dudhwa: FIR lodged against 6 persons

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP): An FIR was lodged at the Sehramau police station in Pilibhit district Monday against six persons and some unidentified villagers in connection with the alleged lynching of a tigress.

The FIR was lodged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Wildlife Protection Act, Sehramau kotwali police inspector Atar Singh said. In his FIR, Kishanpur sanctuary forest guard Mohan Ram implicated Bablu, Mukesh, Lal Bahadur, Chauthi, Subhash, Om Prakash and six unidentified villagers, he added.

Meanwhile, a post-mortem of the tigress was performed at the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) office in Paliya town as per the procedure laid down by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to ascertain the exact cause of its death, DTR Deputy Director Mahavir Kaujlagi said.

The tigress was allegedly killed by a mob of angry villagers Sunday evening after it attacked Devanand (50) of Chaltua village, located in the Kishanpur sanctuary area of the DTR. The irate villagers allegedly held the DTR field staff patrolling the area hostage and manhandled them. The field staff, along with their elephants and tractors, were rescued Sunday night after Kaujlagi sought help from the police.