Pilibhit (UP), Jan 11 (PTI) A tiger was spotted on the outskirts of Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, officials said.

A video of the big cat walking on the Bisalpur road near Roop Pur Kripa village surfaced on social media.

Also Read | Dog Brutally Killed in Indore: Puppy Run Over by Car in Madhya Pradesh, FIR Registered on Basis of CCTV Footage.

Sub Divisional Officer, Social Forestry, Anjani Srivastava told PTI that the tiger which came very close to the city was from the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.

There is a possibility that it lost its way, he added.

Also Read | Dry Day in Uttar Pradesh: All Liquor Shops To Remain Closed in UP on January 22 During Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha Ceremony in Ayodhya.

The area was cordoned off after the tiger was spotted in the evening.

Police officers along with a forest department team reached the area to prevent any wildlife-human conflict, Srivastava said.

Permission is awaited for further operation to rescue the tiger. The forest department and police teams are on alert, he said.

A crowd had gathered to catch a glimpse of the tiger.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)