An FIR was lodged against 43 people on Friday after some villagers beat an adult tigress to death. The tigress had on Wednesday injured nine villagers while they were working in an agriculture field in Deurea range, Pilibhit tiger reserve. The forest staff rushed to the spot but was manhandled by the villagers, alleged officers. The staff later found the tigress dead.
The tigress had attacked and injured nine persons on Wednesday
The staff later found the tigress dead, Pandey said, adding that a three-member panel which conducted the post-mortem examination of the animal found broken ribs, injuries and excessive bleeding as the cause of the death. A case was registered against 31 named an 12 unnamed persons at the Puranpur Kotwali and a probe is underway, a police officer said.