Bengaluru, Jan. 7 -- A tiger sighted inside the Mysuru airport premises has set off a large-scale search and capture operation, with forest authorities deploying more than 100 personnel to track the animal, officials said.

The sighting occurred around midnight on Monday, when airport security personnel on routine patrol noticed a large animal moving near the airport road on the city's outskirts. Initially unsure whether it was a leopard or another wild animal, the guards followed cautiously in a vehicle and confirmed it was a tiger. A 19-second video recorded by the security staff shows the animal running along the airport road before vanishing into nearby vegetation.

Airport authorities were immediately alerted, and personnel working n...