NAGPUR, May 25 -- The Chandrapur forest department on Friday successfully tranquillised the tiger responsible for the deaths of two villagers in the Talodhi forest area of the Brahmapuri Division. The operation in Gangasagar Heti, under the Talodhi forest range, marked the end of a tense period following public outrage over the recent attacks. The tiger, aged about four to five years, had been under continuous surveillance for several days, said a forest official. They also confirmed that the tiger would be relocated to the Gorewada Rescue Centre in Nagpur for further management. According to a senior forest department official, the tiger had migrated from the Tadoba Tiger Reserve and was responsible for the deaths of two villagers. Maroti Borkar, 45, who resided in Gangasagar Heti was attacked on April 15 and Maruti Nakatu Shende, 64, who resided in Wadhona, on May 18. Following these fatal incidents, the forest personnel secured authorisation from the senior officers at the state forest department and wildlife wing to launch a carefully coordinated capture operation on Friday evening. "It was executed with precision and caution under the supervision of senior forest officials, with assistance from veterinary expert Dr RS Khobragade," said Rakesh Sepat, deputy conservator of forests, Brahmapuri Division. Chandrapur district has emerged as a hotspot for human-animal conflict, Sepat added, with nine villagers losing their lives to tiger attacks in the last fortnight. The ongoing man-animal conflict has instilled fear and frustration among villagers, who accuse the forest department of negligence. Many residents allege that the department ignored their repeated warnings about tiger movements near villages. Agricultural and cattle-grazing activities have come to a near halt in several forest-adjacent regions, they said....