Bhopal, August 5: A tigress entered the premises of a private university in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, a forest official said on Saturday. The big cat went back to its habitat and there was no man-animal conflict, he said. Earlier in the day, CCTV footage showing the wild animal near the gate of the private university surfaced on social media. Tiger Attack in Madhya Pradesh: Woman Seriously Injured After Big Cat Attack Near Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve Area in Umaria.

Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Alok Pathak said the CCTV footage showed a tigress on the varsity campus on the outskirts of Bhopal. There is a forest adjoining the university campus and the tigress entered the place on Thursday night after jumping over a lower fencing, he said. Tiger Attack in Maharashtra: Woman Sleeping Outside Her Home To Beat Heat Mauled to Death by Big Cat in Chandrapur District.

Tigress Enters Private University Campus in Bhopal

“Later, the feline returned to the forest,” he said, adding that the tigress lives in the adjoining jungle with its four cubs.

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