Hyderabad, Feb. 6 -- Panic has gripped farmers in villages across Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Siddipet and Jangaon districts after a sub-adult dispersing tiger made its ninth kill at Raghunathpally mandal in Jangaon district of Telangana.

The tiger has been moving across the three districts for nearly 20 days. Forest officials believe it may be in search of a mate or attempting to establish its territory. While its origin remains unclear, officials suspect it could be the tiger that has been missing for the past two months from Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary.

Tiger kills calf in Mandlegudam

On Friday, the tiger killed a calf at Mandlegudam village in Raghunathpally mandal. The owner, P Raju, said he had left the cattle in the shed overnight and...