India, Feb. 19 -- The tigress had created panic in West Champaran district. It was wounded and unable to hunt due to old age, said forest officials

The tigress that killed three and injured a dozen in Bihar's West Champaran district, and was caught by a team of forest department officials Thursday, has died, a senior forest official said February 19, 2021.

"The tigress was brought dead around midnight Thursday. She collapsed around 2 am," Patna zoo director Satyajeet Kumar told Down to Earth .

The tigress was badly wounded, said the veterinary doctor who treated it. It was not able to hunt due to old age, due to which its condition had turned critical.

Forest officials said the tigress came out of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR), the ...