Mangaluru: Nethravathi, a 15-year-old tigress at the Pilikula Biological Park, died on Wednesday morning, having been injured in a recent fight with another tiger here.
Nethravathi had attacked Reva, a 6-year-old male tiger, on June 4. The officials and staff members managed to control the fighting tigers and also send them into their cages. Nethravathi was found to be recovering from the injuries in the fight, following the treatment by the medical officers at Pilikula, but is learned to have collapsed and died on Wednesday morning, even as the medical staff were treating it.
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While the body of the deceased tigress sustained scars post-battle, the medical experts opine that the tigress could have suffered a heart attack due to the intensity of the fight with Reva.
Both Nethravathi and Reva were born at the Pilikula Biological Park, which currently has eight tigers.
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Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
