The gruesome incident has sent shockwaves through the local community, already reeling from a similar tragedy just a day prior
The victim had entered the forest early in the day to collect tendu leaves. Representational Pic
A 65-year-old woman was mauled to death by a tiger in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Sunday morning, marking the fourth fatal attack by a big cat in the region in just two days, a senior forest official confirmed.
The victim, identified as Vimala Shinde, was a resident of Nagala village in the Mul tehsil of Chandrapur, reported news agency PTI.
According to authorities, she had entered the forest early in the day to collect tendu leaves—a seasonal forest produce that is a major source of income for many villagers—when she was suddenly attacked by the tiger, reported news agency PTI.
The gruesome incident has sent shockwaves through the local community, already reeling from a similar tragedy just a day prior.
On Saturday, in what officials have described as a highly unusual and alarming incident, a tiger claimed the lives of three women simultaneously, reported news agency PTI.
The attack occurred in Compartment No. 1355 of the Sindewahi Range Forest, an area known for tiger activity but rarely associated with such concentrated fatal encounters, according to news agency PTI reports.
Tiger kills three women at the same spot and time in Maharashtra's Chandrapur
A tiger killed three women at the same spot and the same time in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Saturday morning, a forest official informed.
The women, residents of Mendha Mal village, had gone to collect 'tendu' leaves when the big cat targeted them around 11.30 am, killing all three at the scene, the forest official stated, reported news agency PTI.
According to news agency PTI, the victims have been identified as Kantabai Chaudhari (60), her daughter-in-law Shubhangi Chaudhari (38), and one Sarika Shende (48).
The bodies were later sent to a government hospital at Sindewahi for post-mortem, said the senior official from Chandrapur forest circle.
Meanwhile, a 50-year-old woman, Vandana Gajbhiye, was injured by a tiger about 5 km from the spot of the first attack, the official stated, reported PTI.
The tragic incident has sparked fresh concerns over rising human-wildlife conflict in the region, which has seen a surge in fatal encounters involving big cats in recent years.
(With PTI inputs)
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