A joint force of forest department officials, Special Task Force and police surrounded the bear that killed a woman two days back, at Thotomokkaivillage near Kotagiri on March 24, 2015. Photo: M. Sathyamoorthy
The bear was initially shot at with a tranquilizer, in order to capture it alive, but it started to attack foresr staff. Photo: M.Sathyamoorthy
A close up of the bear shot with tranquilizer. Photo: M.Sathyamoorthy
Two forest personnel were injured while trying to capture the bear alive. Forest guards later shot dead the killer bear. Photo: M.Sathyamoorthy
Police and forest personnel move near the bear after it was shot dead. Photo: M.Sathyamoorthy
The bear was removed from the tea estate. Photo: M. Sathyamoorthy