A Bengal tiger that was seen wandering in a neighborhood in Houston in Texas last week was finally found, the local police said on Saturday. The tiger named India was unharmed, cops said. Last week, Last week, residents of the neighbourhood were in for a surprise after they spotted the big cat on the loose. Several videos of the incident were uploaded on social media as netizens criticized keeping animals like tigers as pets.

A day later, Houston police tweeted that they have captured the owner of the tiger however, the whereabouts of the animal were unknown. The owner, a 26-year-old man named Victor Hugo Cuevas, was charged with felony evading arrest for fleeing from HPD patrol officers on Monday.

In a press conference, Houston Police Commander Ron Borza said that Victor was out on bond for a murder charge in Fort Bend County when the tiger was spotted by the neighbouring residents. Cuevas had previously been out on bond for a separate murder charge from 2017.

The Houston Police department Commander Ron Borza on Saturday said they had identified Georgie “Gia" Cuevas as Hugo’s wife and India’s owner and that a friend of hers had tipped the cops off about the big cat’s location. Borza said Gia Cuevas then surrendered the animal to the police. The officials also tweeted a video with the animal after it was rescued.

'India is Safe': 9-Month-old Bengal Tiger Seen Roaming in US Neighbourhood Rescued

The Houston Police department Commander Ron Borza said they had identified Georgie "Gia" Cuevas as Hugo's wife and India's owner.