05 November,2026 10:58 AM IST | Tenkasi (Tamil Nadu) | PTI
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A tiger was killed after being hit by a train near Puliyarai on the Bhagavathipuram railway section in Tenkasi district, officials said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred around 2.30 am on Wednesday on the railway line connecting Sengottai in Tamil Nadu with neighbouring Keralam. Locals who spotted the carcass near the Bhagavathipuram railway gate alerted the Forest Department.
Forest officials rushed to the spot, inspected the carcass and launched an inquiry into the incident.
The forest areas of the Western Ghats in Tenkasi district are home to several wild animals-elephants, leopards, tigers, bears and wild boars.
In recent times, wild animals have frequently strayed out of forest areas into agricultural lands, damaging crops and posing a threat to farmers.
West Bengal Forest Minister Manoj Oraon on November 1 said his department is planning to introduce a Royal Bengal Tiger at the mini zoo in New Town by early next year.
According to the preliminary plan, a Royal Bengal Tiger may be brought from the Bengal Safari Park in Siliguri to the Harinalaya mini zoo in New Town by January 2027, Oraon told PTI.
The tiger will be brought by road, and a team of vets and zoo officials will monitor its health condition, he said.
Oraon said the infrastructure required for keeping a tiger had been completed and the department would now approach the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) for the necessary clearance.
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