CHITWAN, Aug 4: A search operation for a man-eating tiger has been started with the help of drone cameras and elephants. Preparations are underway to take the tiger under control. The beast had attacked a man on Sunday morning on the bank of the Narayani River near a human settlement at Narayanghat.

According to Thir Bahadur Karki, chief of the Chitwan District Forest Office, it is suspected that the tiger might be hiding in the bush along the Narayani river banks. The Chitwan National Park Office has provided the drone camera to make locating the tiger easy. According to Karki, the plan is to tranquilize the tiger by using a dart, after the drone identifies the tiger.

Karki said that the tiger might have hidden in the bush of the Tank area, where the sewage of the city is treated before being released into the Narayani river.

Dr Bijay Kumar Shrestha, a senior veterinarian of the Chitwan National Park (CNP), said that a drone and three elephants are coming from Kasara. Human movement has also been halted in the area. Dr Shrestha said that while observing the tiger’s footsteps, the tiger could have separated from its mother and had just started hunting. He said, “It has not been ascertained where the tiger came from. However, it is suspected that it may have come from the forest area.”

Pashupati Shrestha, 60, of Beltandi, Bharatpur Metropolitan City-2, was attacked by the tiger on Sunday. According to Indradev Yadav, Chief District Officer, the tiger attacked Shrestha today at 5:20 AM at Bharatpur-1 Narayani river bank.

Shrestha was critically injured in the tiger's attack. He has three fractures and five of his teeth have fallen out and stuck in  his throat. Dr Daya Ram Lamsal, director of the Chitwan Medical College (CMC) and teaching hospital, said that Shrestha's condition is now stable and he is currently receiving treatment at the CMC.

According to Dr Lamsal, Shrestha's five artificial teeth were dislodged and stuck in his throat. The bones of his right palm and wrist are broken as a result of the tiger’s attack. Similarly, his right clavicle bone is also broken.

Dr Lamsal said that Shrestha's health is out of danger. Stating that Shrestha is currently undergoing surgeries, he said that earlier he choked as his artificial teeth were stuck in his throat but later he coughed them out.

 
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