Begur: Fear has gripped the villagers of Kothanahalli near Bandipur Tiger Reserve following the sighting of a tigress and her three cubs near the village on Thursday morning.
Labourers working at an agricultural field spotted the tigress and the cubs feeding on a wild boar at a banana plantation near the village and immediately informed the Forest Department officials. As the news spread, villagers of Kothanahalli, Kurubahundi, Hanchipura and surrounding areas thronged the place to have a glimpse of the tigress and cubs which had stayed put in the banana plantation.
