No headway in tracing missing tiger Jai

Adilabad:Four months have passed since the tiger Jai went missing but still, there is absolutely no trace or clue of the big cat which is sending shivers down the spine of several villagers in Adilabad district.

Moreover, it is also a very popular tiger liked by many people who are offering prayers for its safe return. The hunt for the tiger which went missing from the Umredkar Handle forest near the Nanded district in Maharasthra has been intensified by the officials of the Forest department of both Telangana and Maharashtra.

Wall posters have also come up in several parts of the district giving details of tiger ‘Jai.’ Forest department officials of Maharashtra feel that it might be on the prowl in the dense forests of Adilabad. As a result, search operations have been intensified in the Adilabad forest region.

Speaking to the Hans India here on Tuesday, Tiger Zone in-charge officer Venugopal said that CC cameras have been installed at various places and a cash award of Rs 50,000 to those who locate the big cat was also announced.

The officials were very much worried but they have not lost hope, he added. He said that he was surprised that the tiger has so many fans who were offering special prayers and conducting yagnams and homams for its safe return.

He said that it was the second largest tiger in Asia and in the international market, its cost is more than Rs 3 crore. He also expressed fears that poachers might have killed it.