Raman, a young man from 13 ward tribal village of Ayyappan Kovil panchayat, came out of the house last night when he saw the tiger and panicked and informed the locals.
The locals themselves testify that as soon as they came to know about the incident, locals inspected the premises and consoled Raman, who was seen agitated.
The locals informed the Kanchiar Forest authorities on Tuesday night, the day of the incident, but the stream replied that it would be a cat tiger and that they could not come because there was no vehicle.
Periyar Tiger Reserve Forest is adjacent to this peak
Forest officials who arrived at the spot after seeing the tiger a few weeks ago have confirmed that it is the tiger's footprint.
The locals said that the forest officials tried to escape by calling the cat a tiger without conducting any other scientific tests yesterday.
As the news of the leopard spreads, the children are bored to go to school and work and the women and children are reluctant to get out of the house in the evening.
Kani P R Soman of Unni demanded that camera should be installed to identify the presence of the tiger and a trap should be laid for the tiger
