A tiger that traveled roughly 35 km from Chinnakondur forest attacked and killed three cattle in Thippapuram village, Ellantakunta mandal, Karimnagar, Telangana. Forest officials are tracking the animal, and villagers have been alerted to stay cautious
Published Date – 17 February 2026, 12:30 PM
Hyderabad: Panic prevailed in the villages of Ellantakunta mandal in Karimnagar district after a tiger attacked three cattle at Thippapuram village outskirts on Monday night.
The wandering tiger that had stayed put at the reserve forest in Chinnakondur mandal of Siddipet for last four days travelled a distance of around roughly 35 km and attacked the cattle on Monday night.
A farmer who owns the cattle went to the shed in the morning and found the cattle dead. On noticing the pugmarks of tiger around, the man alerted the villagers. On information the local police and forest officials reached the spot.
The forest teams are trying to trace the route taken by the tiger and its location. The people in the mandal were asked to be on alert in view of the movement of tiger. It is believed the tiger is taking short breaks en route to journey to back to Maharashtra from where it had entered into Telangana.
The tiger had stayed for a few days at Arepalli in Koheda Mandal for close to five days and again at reserve forest at Chinnakodur.
