Tiger kills ‘mahua’ collector in Chanda

Chandrapur: A tiger killed a mahua collector in the wooded area in Ekara village of south Brahmapuri range in Chandrapur on Wednesday afternoon. The incident has revived tiger terror in the area, after the capture of dreaded tigress A-1 in the first week of March.
Sources mentioned that the victim, Jankiam Bhalavi (50) and his wife Anusaya, residents of Rampuri village, had gone 2km deep inside Ekara wooded area in the morning to gather mahua flora. The tiger attacked Jankiram at around 7.30am and dragged him just about 500 meters away.

When his wife, who used to be additionally amassing flora far away, started in search of him, she found his discarded slippers, blood stains and signs of him being dragged away. As she started shouting for lend a hand, other mahua collectors additionally arrived to lend a hand her. People soon began searching for Jankiran and located a partially eaten body of a man in Arjuni beat.


People dwelling in the wooded area area rely of choice of wooded area produce however are actually terrified.


Forests in southern Bramhapuri area have good population of predators.


Forest department had captured tigress T-1, which had terrorized part a dozen villages in South Bramhapuri, from Bhuj wooded area on March 6. The recent incident has terrified people in the area.


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