Lakhimpur Kheri, April 23 -- Patrolling for over a week and combing of the Maheshpur range areas ended in relief on Wednesday when the south Kheri forest department officials successfully traced and tranquilised a tigress from near Muda Javahar village.

The elusive tigress on the prowl near Muda Javahar village with her two cubs had become a matter of concern since April 12, when a villager Munna Lal had been left injured in the big cat's attack. Munna Lal was fortunate to have survived the attack. However, the movement of the tigress created panic among the villagers.

Forest officials also captured a nine-month-old female cub of the tigress in a net while another male cub evaded capture, said Sanjay Biswal, divisional forest officer (D...