India, Feb. 4 -- The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday expressed condolences over the death of Chikseng Manpang, a head constable from Manfaiseng village in Namsai district, who was killed in a tiger attack at Mayudia while returning home after duty.

APCC president Bosiram Siram termed the incident a result of administrative failure and alleged negligence by the State Government and the Wildlife Department. He stated that reports of tiger movement along the Mayudia-Anini road had been circulating for over a month, but no preventive or safety measures were taken by the concerned authorities.

According to Siram, the deceased police personnel was returning from Anini after attending the "Sarkar Aapke Dwar" programme an...