The Rapid Response Team of the Forest department carried out a search operation for a tiger on Thursday, which was spotted according to some people, in Oddugallu in Kiraganduru near Somwarpet.
Nithin and friends from Kiragandur village spotted a tiger on Tuesday.
The Forest Department was alerted and the R R team plunged into action. However, they failed to spot the pug marks of a tiger in the region. But the team member did find pug marks resembling a wild cat and hyena, DRFO Jagadish said.
Children in an anganwadi in the vicinity were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
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