ILAM: A tiger has spread terror in Shantipur VDC in the southern belt of Ilam district by devouring many goats from the farms.

Jaya Prasad Prasai of Shantipur-7, who recently started goat farming, said that the tiger ate some of his goats from the barn, making a huge loss to his business.

Likewise, the tiger has also mauled a large number of goats of other farmers. According to proprietor of Ghimire Goat Farming Farm, Laxmi Ghimire, the tiger devoured the goats kept in the farms of local Kumar Gurung and Thannath Subedi.

A large number of goats were missing from the sheds in the recent days, locals said.