Angul: The state government has decided to shift the tigress that allegedly killed a woman on Wednesday out of Satkosia Tiger Reserve following widespread violence at Hatibari village.

The possibility of the tigress, Sundari, being sent back to Madhya Pradesh is also not being ruled out.

"The government has decided to shift the tigress from Satkosia shortly following the killing of a woman at Hatibari near Tikarpara. Teams with tranquilliser guns from Dehradun will arrive at the reserve in a day or two to carry out the work. Where it will be relocated is yet to be decided," said district collector Anil Kumar Samal.

Sundari and another male tiger had been brought to Satkosia from Kanha Tiger Reserve and Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh in June. They were released into the wilds of Satkosia following the acclimatisation process.

Angul superintendent of police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra said all efforts were being made to ensure that the security of the local residents with combing operations in the entire belt intensified.

The road blockade by local residents under the banner of Satkosia Praja Surakhya Samiti was withdrawn on Thursday evening after the forest department acceded to their demands. Hundreds of local residents from dozens of local villages had resorted to the road blockade at Hatibari, blocking the Angul-Tikarpara Road.

Sundari allegedly killed a 35-year old woman from Hatibari village, 55km from here on Wednesday. The villagers said Kailashi Soya had gone to a nearby nullah to take a bath in the afternoon. When she did not return, her husband and other villagers went to search for her in the nearby forests and found the body of the woman.

Hundreds of people from nearly a dozen villages in Satkosia torched the forest range office at Tikarpara, a forest department guest house and a beat house at Hatibari. They also attacked other forest department offices in Tikarpara and Hatibari.

Forest department officials and staff members fled from their offices as the protesters went on a rampage and ransacked the buildings. They also set afire all boats belonging to the department in the area and ransacked the range office. However, after discussion with district authorities, it was agreed that the family would get Rs 4 lakh as compensation and the tigress shifted out of Satkosia.

"The family also was given Rs 20,000 from the district Red Cross for funeral expenses. It was agreed to conduct the post-mortem in the presence of villagers. Till the tiger is out of the area protection will be provided to Hatibari villagers," said the collector.