Tiger responsible for two fatal attacks in Gudalur to be captured
Tiger responsible for two fatal attacks in Gudalur to be captured Published - August 21, 2026 11: 50 pm IST - UDHAGAMANDALAM.
Tiger responsible for two fatal attacks in Gudalur to be captured Published – August 21, 2026 11: 50 pm IST – UDHAGAMANDALAM.
Article outline
- What happened
- Official response
- The bottom line
Key points
- Local residents staged a protest on Friday after Ravikumar's death, condemning the Forest Department and the State Administration for their inaction in capturing the tiger.
- On Friday, a second confirmed attack led to the death of K.
- The animal had earlier attacked and killed M.
In practice, the Chief Wildlife Warden of Tamil Nadu has ordered the capture of a tiger that killed a second person in Lauriston in O'Valley range in the Gudalur forest division on Friday (August 21, 2026).
In practice, the animal had earlier attacked and killed M. Balakrishnan, 58, on August 9, 2026 while he was trying to obtain water for his agricultural field from a stream near his house. After the incident, drones were deployed to track the tiger responsible for the attack, but the efforts went in vain.
On Friday, a second confirmed attack led to the death of K. Ravikumar, 51, a resident of Lauriston Number 4, Vattaparai, Choondi. According to authorities, investigations conducted at the site of the attack indicated that a tiger had killed Ravikumar, while camera traps placed around the area after the earlier death additionally confirmed the presence of a tiger.
Local residents staged a protest on Friday after Ravikumar's death, condemning the Forest Department and the State Administration for their inaction in capturing the tiger. After applications he had received from the local Divisional Forest Officer and Conservator of Forests (Nilgiris), the Chief Wildlife Warden of Tamil Nadu has since ordered the capture of the tiger. Efforts to capture the animal have already begun with the placing of four cages and 22 camera traps in the surrounding area.
In short, tiger responsible for two fatal attacks in Gudalur to be captured is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.
