Dibrugarh: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Tuesday expressed condolences over the death of Chikseng Manpang, a head constable from Manfaiseng village in Namsai district, who was killed in a tiger attack at Mayudia while returning home after duty.
APCC president Bosiram Siram termed the incident a result of administrative failure and alleged negligence by the State Government and the Wildlife Department. He stated that reports of tiger movement along the Mayudia–Anini road had been circulating for over a month, but no preventive or safety measures were taken by the concerned authorities.
According to Siram, the deceased police personnel was returning from Anini after attending the “Sarkar Aapke Dwar” programme and had to travel through a known wildlife corridor without official transport or adequate protection. He added that Mayudia, being a tourist destination with regular movement of civilians, tourists, and officials, required stronger safety arrangements.
The APCC further alleged that despite awareness of the presence of big cats in the area, the Forest Department did not implement effective patrolling, warning systems, or surveillance measures.
The party stressed that wildlife conservation should not compromise human safety and that preventive steps were necessary to reduce human wildlife conflict.
The APCC demanded immediate action from the State Government, including securing vulnerable areas around Mayudia, fixing accountability of officials concerned, providing ex gratia compensation and a government job to an eligible family member of the deceased, deploying permanent wildlife monitoring teams in sensitive zones, and issuing a white paper on human wildlife conflict in Arunachal Pradesh.
Siram stated that the party stands with the bereaved family and urged the government to take concrete measures to prevent similar incidents in the future