CHANDRAPUR:
Tiger killed yet another person, this time a shepherd, in
Talodhi range on Saturday afternoon.
Khatuji Kumre (70) from Akapur village had taken his cattle to the protected
forest under
Gangasagar beat. A tiger moving in the area attacked and killed Kumre. After fellow herders reported the matter to foresters, a team from Talodhi range office rushed to the spot and took the body for
postmortem.
Forest officials have provided exg-ratia aid to the kin of the victim.
Predators have claimed 23 lives in Chandrapur so far this year. Of these, 20 have been killed by tigers, two by leopards and one other was crushed by an elephant.