A day after a woman was killed in a chance encounter with a tiger, local residents stopped tourist vehicles at Dhela in Corbett tiger reserve in protest on Tuesday. They ended their protest after Forest Department officials ensured them that they were monitioring the situation. A local woman aged 65 years had gone to the forest for collecting fodder in the Dhela range on Monday when she had a chance encounter with a tiger that proved fatal for her. On Tuesday the locals staged a protest and prevented movement of tourist vehicles. They were demanding that the big cat responsible for killing the woman be trapped and relocated to ensure the safety of locals. Corbett tiger reserve deputy director
Dr Saket Badola said the department is monitoring the situation. He said, “The locals were assured that we are monitoring the situation.We will clear the undergrowth in the forest fringe areas adjoining human settlements. Camera traps have already been installed and patrolling will be increased in the area.”