The elusive tiger in Kumaram Bheem-Asifabad district of Telangana on Sunday reportedly attacked a herd of sheep at Ippal Navegaon village in Asifabad mandal. This is the third consecutive day that a tiger attack is being reported in the district over the last three days.

Villagers said that a tiger attacked a sheep herd grazing in the forests near the village. They stated that the tiger however left the place on hearing shouts of shepherds and slipped into nearby forests. They requested Forest department officials to take steps to track the movement of the tiger and to prevent human loss.