Nawalparasi, May 23: A Royal Bengal Tiger has been found dead on the bank of the Binayi rivulet at Binayi Triveni rural municipality-2 in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East). The female tiger was found lying dead on the bank of the rivulet on Wednesday, said Basanta Keshav Adhikari, Chief of the Division Forest Office.
“We received the information that a tiger was seen drinking water in the Binayi rivulet and it collapsed after walking 10-12 metres. A team of the Division Forest Office and police reached the spot after the locals informed of the incident, upon which the big cat was found dead,” he said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Ved Bahadur Paudel at the District Police Office said the tiger had a wound in the hind side of its body that looked like a bite from some wild animal. The dead tiger has been taken to the Sub-division Forest Office Dumkibas for a post-mortem examination.
