BAHRAICH, Nov. 16 -- A tiger was trapped in a cage set up at Amritpur village in the Murtiha forest range of Bahraich, said divisional forest officer (DFO) Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) Suraj Kumar on Saturday. The capture has brought relief to villagers who had been facing a string of wildlife attacks.

The DFO added that the tiger, estimated to be about two and a half years old, was taken to the forest range office for a medical examination.

For the past three days, panic had spread across several hamlets-including Kakraha, Bejha, Dharampur, and Amritpur-as wildlife attacks continued. On Thursday, Bhikhan of Devunpurwa was killed, and on Friday, Harischandra of Puraina Khalla was injured while harvesting sugarcane but was saved...