Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the death of a woman, who was allegedly mauled to death by Royal Bengal tigress ‘Sundari’ on the outskirts of Hatibari village in Tikarpada area of Angul district Wednesday morning, the Odisha government Friday said a decision to shift the tigress from Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary is yet to be taken.
“We have informed the matter to Wildlife Institute of India (WII) who will take a decision in this regard,” Forest and Environment minister Bijayshree Routray told mediapersons here.
He further said that it is not yet ascertained whether the woman died after being attacked by the tigress. The postmortem report will confirm the cause of her death, he pointed out.
Stating that the torching of the Hatibari Forest Beat House and the Tikarpada Range Office by the people of Hatibari village was in gross violation of the rules, the minister said action would be taken against the accused.