Kultali: The Royal Bengal Tiger that struck terror among locals of the Maipith area, which falls under the Kultali block of South 24 Parganas district, was caged on Tuesday morning, giving relief to the residents. A day before, the big cat pounced on a forest department staff, bit him in the neck and tried to drag him into the forest before the animal was stopped from killing the man.
Soon after the tiger was seen stalking the Maipith-Baikunthapur area, locals panicked, fearing an attack. First, a youth noticed the big cat roaming near a crematorium. Hearing this, the villagers proceeded towards the forest with sticks and found pugmarks of the animal.
Thereafter, they informed the matter to the forest department officials. Police were also informed. Forest department officials laid a trap at Nagenabad No. 9 Muller Jetty Ghat, keeping a goat as bait. Forest workers used nylon to catch the tiger but were unsuccessful in their attempt. On Monday morning, it became clear to them that the tiger could not enter the locality but evaded the net.