Gundlupet/ Mysuru: A Forest Guard on the beat was attacked by a tiger on the fringes of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve yesterday. Ramu escaped with injuries but is in a state of shock. He was admitted to the K.R. Hospital in Mysuru and was today shifted to Gopalagowda Hospital for advanced surgery.
A team of Forest Officers and Guards were in the process of capturing the tiger at Gopalaswamy Betta Range when it pounced on Ramu. Ramu sustained deep claw wounds on his right arm and there is a deep gash in the place.
