TNN | Apr 6, 2011, 01.37am IST
LUCKNOW: In another incident of man-animal conflict, a man was injured by a big cat in Pilibhit. But it is still not confirmed whether the man was attacked by a tiger or a leopard. However, the forest officials are trying to figure out the presence of the big cat in the area.
The incident came to light on Sunday evening when a 28-year old youth Pappu Kumar sustained few injuries in an encounter with a big cat. The incident took place in Chandiahazara village of Haripur range in Pilibhit forest division. The injured is a resident of Rahulnagar village situated close to Chandiahazara.
Haripur range has a forest area and the village where incident took place is situated on the periphery of the forest. The man got injuries on his forehead and hands. There is still a confusion if the man was attacked by a tiger or a leopard.
While the man who got injured said he saw a tiger, the forest officials said that they have not located any pugmarks in and around the area where incident happened. "We have searched the area and have not found any pugmarks," said VK Singh, DFO, Pilibhit.
The nature of the injury also shows that he might have been attacked by a leopard. The man was, however, admitted to the hospital immediately after the incident. When asked if there was any compensation also released to the man, DFO said that a proposal has been sent to the Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW) regarding the same.
The forest officials are also not running down the fact that the man could have been injured by a tiger. The team has been deputed in the area to figure out the movement of big cat in the area. Though in the past three days, forest team has not come across any big cat moving in the area.
Things do not end here only. There is another mismatch between the version of the injured and forest team at the spot. While the man said he was attacked by the feline in his village, forest staff found his clothing inside the forest area.
An almost similar incident was reported from Kakraha range of Katarniaghat. A man was injured in a wild attack. When contacted, DFO Katarniaghat, RK Singh, said, "It is not confirmed if the man was attacked by a leopard or any other animal." Kakraha range is still to send a report on the incident to the DFO.
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