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Missing Bengal tiger found unharmed after it was last seen stalking neighbourhood
India the nine-month-old Bengal tiger was last seen prowling around a residential neighbourhood before it was brought to Houston Police station by its owner, who wished to hand in the animal for better care
16:39, 16 MAY 2021
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By Bill Galluccio
May 16, 2021
A week-long search for a missing tiger has come to an end. The nine-month-old tiger named India was last seen on Sunday (May 9), roaming a Houston neighborhood.
An off-duty Waller County sheriff s deputy who lives in the area learned about the tiger after a neighbor posted photos and video on Nextdoor, a neighborhood-based social media app. He arrived and pointed a gun at the tiger as he waited for other officers to arrive.
During the standoff,
Victor Hugo Cuevas, 26, loaded the big cat into his SUV and drove away. Cuevas, who is out on bond for a 2017 murder case, was arrested on Monday and on suspicion of felony evading arrest. While officials claimed he was India s owner, Cuevas denied owning the tiger and did not say where the animal was.