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Christmas treat: Tiger ventures into UP village, rests on wall of gurdwara | VIDEO

Hundreds of people gathered near the spot where the tiger was resting.

Christmas treat: Tiger ventures into UP village, rests on wall of gurdwara | VIDEO

Residents of Atkona village in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district were up for a different Christmas treat when a tiger ventured into their area after escaping from the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.

In a video shared by All India Radio on its social media page, the tiger is seen resting on a wall as hundreds of people gathered to take a glimpse of the majestic big cat late Monday night.

The forest department had created a security cordon using nets around the tiger. Police personnel were also deployed in the village.

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“The tiger, which came out of the Tiger Reserve forest in Pilibhit district and reached Atkona village in the night, is still resting on the wall of the Gurudwara. A huge crowd has gathered to see the Tiger. A security cordon has been created by the Forest Department using net. Police administration officials have also reached the spot,” the AIR said in a post on ‘X’.

Watch the video below:

According to media reports, the tiger was spotted by some villagers around 2 am on Tuesday. They stayed awake all night to keep a watch on the big cat.

The animal was later tranquilized by the forest department personnel and taken back to the forest reserve.

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