<p>Bhopal: Nearly a month after a tiger killed a man and partially ate the body in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district, authorities have captured the big cat, according to officials.</p>.<p>The forest department had sounded a red alert for 36 villages in the area as the animal had terrorised locals.</p>.<p>Around 140 persons including forest department personnel and villagers were involved in the search for the big cat, Raisen divisional forest officer (DFO) Vijay Kumar told <em>PTI</em> on Thursday.</p>.Panic grips Madhya Pradesh town following cholera outbreak as 3 dead, 70 ill.<p>“The animal has been rescued and tranquilised. It will be released in Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR),” he said.</p>.<p>The tiger killed Maniram Jatav, a resident of Neemkheda village, 35 km from Bhopal city, on May 15. It also preyed on cattle, and had been spotted roaming in the area.</p>.<p>The village is located in the eastern range of Raisen Forest division.</p>.<p>Two days after Jatav's half-eaten body was found, a red alert was sounded for 36 villages in the surrounding area, spread over 150 sq km. People were asked not to venture into the forest till the animal was captured.</p>.<p>A red alert is issued when there is a threat to human life by a wild animal, DFO Kumar said.</p>.<p>Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary which houses more than 60 big cats is situated in Raisen district.</p>.<p>Madhya Pradesh has the highest 785 tigers in the country, as per the latest official count.</p>
<p>Bhopal: Nearly a month after a tiger killed a man and partially ate the body in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district, authorities have captured the big cat, according to officials.</p>.<p>The forest department had sounded a red alert for 36 villages in the area as the animal had terrorised locals.</p>.<p>Around 140 persons including forest department personnel and villagers were involved in the search for the big cat, Raisen divisional forest officer (DFO) Vijay Kumar told <em>PTI</em> on Thursday.</p>.Panic grips Madhya Pradesh town following cholera outbreak as 3 dead, 70 ill.<p>“The animal has been rescued and tranquilised. It will be released in Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR),” he said.</p>.<p>The tiger killed Maniram Jatav, a resident of Neemkheda village, 35 km from Bhopal city, on May 15. It also preyed on cattle, and had been spotted roaming in the area.</p>.<p>The village is located in the eastern range of Raisen Forest division.</p>.<p>Two days after Jatav's half-eaten body was found, a red alert was sounded for 36 villages in the surrounding area, spread over 150 sq km. People were asked not to venture into the forest till the animal was captured.</p>.<p>A red alert is issued when there is a threat to human life by a wild animal, DFO Kumar said.</p>.<p>Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary which houses more than 60 big cats is situated in Raisen district.</p>.<p>Madhya Pradesh has the highest 785 tigers in the country, as per the latest official count.</p>