<p>Chandrapur: A nine-year-old tiger that killed six persons in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra in the last two months has been caged, marking the successful culmination of a two-month-long operation to capture the elusive big cat on the prowl which had struck terror in villages. </p><p>The tiger which managed to throw foresters off his trail with his sharp animal instincts finally took the bait placed inside a cage on Monday night in the Karva-Ballarpur forest area, a senior official said on Tuesday.</p>.Kolkata's Alipore zoo gets white tiger, other animals from Visakhapatnam.<p>The tiger had killed four persons in the Central Chanda division and two others in the Chandrapur division in the last two months, the official added.</p><p>"In view of the human-tiger conflict, villagers in the forest area were living in the atmosphere of terror, prompting the Forest Department to set up a team to capture the big cat," said Swetha Boddu, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Central Chanda division.</p>.<p>She said the operation to capture the tiger was going on continuously for the last two months.</p><p>"As the tiger was more cautious, it became difficult to capture him. The team initially faced a tough time, but with persistence and patience, the forest department succeeded in the operation by caging the tiger on Monday night in the Karva-Ballarpur forest area," said Boddu.</p><p>The caging of the troublesome tiger before the start of the Tendu leaf collection season came as a huge relief for forest department personnel and villagers in the central Chanda division. </p><p>"Further action about the tiger will be taken on directions from senior officials," the DCF said.</p><p>Another official said troublesome tigers are generally shifted to a zoo in Nagpur and not released in the wild again.</p>
<p>Chandrapur: A nine-year-old tiger that killed six persons in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra in the last two months has been caged, marking the successful culmination of a two-month-long operation to capture the elusive big cat on the prowl which had struck terror in villages. </p><p>The tiger which managed to throw foresters off his trail with his sharp animal instincts finally took the bait placed inside a cage on Monday night in the Karva-Ballarpur forest area, a senior official said on Tuesday.</p>.Kolkata's Alipore zoo gets white tiger, other animals from Visakhapatnam.<p>The tiger had killed four persons in the Central Chanda division and two others in the Chandrapur division in the last two months, the official added.</p><p>"In view of the human-tiger conflict, villagers in the forest area were living in the atmosphere of terror, prompting the Forest Department to set up a team to capture the big cat," said Swetha Boddu, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Central Chanda division.</p>.<p>She said the operation to capture the tiger was going on continuously for the last two months.</p><p>"As the tiger was more cautious, it became difficult to capture him. The team initially faced a tough time, but with persistence and patience, the forest department succeeded in the operation by caging the tiger on Monday night in the Karva-Ballarpur forest area," said Boddu.</p><p>The caging of the troublesome tiger before the start of the Tendu leaf collection season came as a huge relief for forest department personnel and villagers in the central Chanda division. </p><p>"Further action about the tiger will be taken on directions from senior officials," the DCF said.</p><p>Another official said troublesome tigers are generally shifted to a zoo in Nagpur and not released in the wild again.</p>