Tiger Panic Grips Cooch Behar After Woman Claims Attack; North Bengal on Alert

• A woman in Baishguri, Mathabhanga, Cooch Behar, was injured and claims a tiger attack; she is hospitalized.
• Forest department is investigating the incident to confirm if it was a tiger or another wild animal.
• North Bengal has seen previous tiger scares with paw prints, but no official confirmation of presence.
• Modern trap cameras are being installed in Neora Valley for an upcoming tiger census after 24 tiger images were captured since 2022, with reports pending.
• Earlier this month, confirmed tiger paw prints caused panic in Patharpratima, South 24 Parganas.

Why It Matters: Tiger panic spreads in Cooch Behar; forest department investigates while North Bengal awaits census results.