About 48 days ago, evidences of a tiger prowling the forested area bordering the human habitat of the Eastern Ghats had surfaced when a head of cattle was found killed at Kotauratla in Anakapalli district.
Thereafter, a sub-adult tiger, aged about five, was spotted in the forest area of East Godavari district as its pictures were snapped in the trap cameras.
After a gap of about 30 to 35 days, pugmarks were found at Kotauratla again, where a buffalo was found killed by the tiger.