Indian villagers claim "Bigfoot" sightings

TURA, India (AFP) - Claims by terrified villagers that "bigfoot"-type hairy giants are roaming the jungles of India's remote northeast have prompted authorities to order an investigation, a local official said.

The bizarre sightings have been made in the Garo hills area of Meghalaya state, close to the borders with Bangladesh and Bhutan, with villagers calling the mysterious creatures "Mande Burung" -- or Jungle Man.

The group claims to have hair samples of the creature taken from the forest and will send them for DNA testing.

Their heads looked as if they were wearing caps