In a first of its kind incident a tiger tried to attack a sleeping shepherd in the forest near Brahmanpalli village in Kotapally mandal of Mancherial district on Friday. The 45-year-old shepherd, Kurma Venkati, resident of Brahmanpalli escaped with minor injuries, a couple of cuts on his leg, and was treated at Chennur hospital. The tiger which was moving in the area perhaps assumed that the sleeping man was an animal. It is the first time that a tiger in these parts has come into conflict with humans in this manner,” the DFO observed. She also said the Forest Department is trying to ascertain the identity of the tiger as quite a few of the big cats are moving in the area.

Source: The Hindu February 14, 2020 18:56 UTC