Panic spread among villagers in the Riamal forest range of Deogarh district after tiger pugmarks were spotted near Babajimath village in the Jharmunda forest.

According to sources, villagers had been speculating for days about the presence of

a tiger in the area, but this is the first confirmed evidence of its movement.

On being informed, forest department officials rushed to the spot and collected samples of the pugmarks, which are now under examination by an expert team.

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