Chhattisgarh: Man killed in tiger attack

A 37-year-old man was killed in an attack by a tiger in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district of Chhattisgarh, forest officials said on Saturday.The incident took place at Kachod village under Kolhari circle of Manendragarh Forest Division on Friday evening, said Loknath Patel, Manendragarh Divisional Forest Officer DFO.The deceased, identified as Budhram Agariya, was a local resident, he said.

A 37-year-old man was killed in an attack by a tiger in the Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district of Chhattisgarh, forest officials said on Saturday.

The incident took place at Kachod village under Kolhari circle of Manendragarh Forest Division on Friday evening, said Loknath Patel, Manendragarh Divisional Forest Officer (DFO).

The deceased, identified as Budhram Agariya, was a local resident, he said. Preliminary investigation revealed that Agariya had gone to Gundru river near his village for fishing. But when he did not return home till late evening, a search was launched for him, he said.

''During the search operation, his mutilated body was found in the forest. Pugmarks of a tiger were also spotted near the place from where his body was recovered,'' Patel said. Two days back, pugmarks were spotted in the forest of Kolhari circle in the division, following which forest personnel were asked to search the region, the DFO said, adding that the villagers were instructed to avoid stepping out of home after sunset. After learning about the tiger attack incident, a forest team rushed to the spot and gave Rs 25,000 relief to the victim's family, while the remaining Rs 5.75 lakh will be released once the requisite formalities are completed, he added.

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