IAF MI-17 helicopter transports Pench tigress from MP''s Sukatra airstrip to Rajasthan

SEONI: (Dec 22) A tigress that had been eluding the authorities of Pench Reserve in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni for the last 24 days was captured and successfully airlifted to Rajasthan for relocation in an Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter on Sunday, officials said.

The big cat was surrounded by elephants several times from morning to afternoon, before being tranquillised and brought to Sukatra airstrip here in a rescue vehicle, an official said.

The Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter airlifted the tigress, along with the cage, to Rajasthan's Vishdhari Tiger Reserve at around 6 pm, he said.