Kolkata/IBNS: Tigress Zeenat, who had escaped Odisha Tiger Reserve, was sedated and captured in West Bengal's Bankura district on Sunday following a chase for 21 days, media reports said. | One of India's leading Digital News Agency offering Breaking News round the clock.

Zeenat, a 3-year-old tigress, went awol from Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve soon after being transferred there from the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra. Zeenat and another tigress, Yamuna,

Zeenat wandered out of the reserve and strayed into Jharkhand. After roaming in Jharkhand’s Chakulia area for over a week, Zeenat entered Jhargram in West Bengal.

The Forest Department in West Bengal has finally tranquilised a tigress that was on the move across three states for 21 days.

Tigress Zeenat, which had strayed from Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) to Bankura in West Bengal, was finally captured on Sunday afternoon after being sedated with tranquillisers, chief wildlife warden Debal Roy said. The tigress had kept wildlife officials from both the states on edge for over a week after leaving STR.

After a week-long pursuit, Zeenat, a tigress who escaped Odisha Tiger Reserve, was finally captured in Bankura. The joint effort by forest departments across states ended safely.