India, Aug. 17 -- A 45-year-old farmer was allegedly killed by a tiger near Valmikinagar in Bihar's West Champaran district on Saturday, triggering violent protests in which an angry mob attacked forest personnel and a policeman and damaged a forest department vehicle, officials said.

This is the third human casualty linked to man-animal conflict in the district in recent weeks.

Valmikinagar forest range officer Satyam Kumar said the victim, identified as Vijay Haldar, 45, a resident of Bangali Tola near Bherihari village under Valmikinagar police station, had gone to an agricultural field adjoining the forest area of Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) when a tiger pounced on him, killing him on the spot.

"Soon after the incident, a team of f...