SULTAN BATHERY: Chethalayam range officer T Sasikumar, who had miraculously escaped from a tiger attack three months ago, was attacked again by a tiger. He was injured yesterday while trying to chase away a tiger that had reached a human inhabited area.

The incident took place by around 2.30 pm on Sunday at Kolavalli. Sasikumar, who suffered injuries on his the left chest and shoulder, is currently undergoing treatment at a private medical college hospital in Meppadi. The tiger came from the other side of the Kabini river. Locals and forest officials have been searching for the tiger for the last few days as it had killed several domestic animals.