LAKHIMPUR KHERI, Nov. 16 -- In a relief for residents of Basantapur, Semari Purwa and several other villages near the Majhgain range forests in the Dudhwa buffer zone, forest officials on Sunday morning tranquilised a tigress that had strayed into agricultural fields.

The tigress had been reportedly moving around the area for a fortnight, causing panic amid the cane-harvesting season and disrupting farm and daily activities. Though no human casualty was reported, the big cat had killed pets, said Kirti Chaudhari, deputy director, Dudhwa buffer zone.

She said the tigress had wandered out of the reserved forest and its presence near human habitations had been repeatedly reported. Field staff had been monitoring its movement with drones an...