A Staff Reporter
DIMAPUR, FEBRUARY 29
The villagers of Medziphema on Monday killed a tiger inside the nearby forests covering the village. Since last week, the tiger had mauled a resident of the village and killed livestock, according to the villagers.
On Monday morning the Medziphema village council gathered the village youths and send them off to the jungles “to chase off the tiger.” They reiterated that their intention was not to kill the animal but only to chase it away.
However, the tiger had reportedly attacked the group of youths which forced them to fire in retaliation and kill it. The corpse of the tiger was brought to the village council hall at around 4 pm. The state Forest department has taken possession of the tiger’s corpse, it was informed.
