Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 30 -- Combing operation on; staff warned against moving alone

The Forest Department and security personnel are on high alert after a tiger was spotted inside the 500-acre BEML campus on the outskirts of the city in the early hours of yesterday.

Around 4 am, while patrolling Engine Section Road, BEML security personnel initially mistook the animal for a leopard. As they slowed their vehicle for a closer look, the tiger approached them, came alarmingly close and then disappeared into the bushes.

The security staff recorded the encounter on a mobile phone and alerted the company management, which subsequently informed the Forest Department.

Last night, Forest officials inspected the BEML campus. While reviewing CCTV f...