Tiger kills farmer in Nagbhid range

Chandrapur: A tiger killed a farmer busy working at his farm near Tukum village under Nagbhid forest range. Body of victim Rajendra Ganvir (55) was recovered on Friday morning.
Ganvir had gone to the farm on Thursday, but did not return home by evening. Family members and neighbours searched for him around till dark, but in vain. In the morning, they started the search again and visited the farm where they noticed pugmarks and Ganvir’s sandals.They then searched the nearby forest area to find his mutilated body in compartment no. 624, some 150 meters from the farm.
This is 15th human kill by predators in Chandrapur in five months this year. Tigers have killed 14 people, while one was killed by leopard.