A tiger that killed 13 people since December 2021 was captured near Wadsa division in Gadchiroli in an extremely challenging operation early on Thursday morning. Teams from the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) as well as the forest department’s Wadsa, Bramhapuri and Bhandara forest divisions and the Amravati rapid rescue team (RRT) worked together to subdue the tiger, CT1.

In a meeting that took place on October 4 under the chairmanship of the principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), instructions were given to capture CT1. The forest department was given a deadline of October 31 to capture the big cat, which had been lurking in Wadsa.