Chandrapur, Oct. 17 -- : A 45-year-old woman was killed in a tiger attack in the Palasgaon forest area of Chimur taluka in Chandrapur district, within the buffer zone of Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, officials said on Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Usha Ankush Gurnule. The incident took place in the presence of her husband, triggering panic and anger among local villagers.
According to information, Usha had gone with her husband to their agricultural field near the forest to irrigate their paddy crop on Friday.
While her husband was arranging the water supply near a diesel engine, she was engaged in weeding when a tiger suddenly attacked her, killing her on the spot.
A Forest Department team rushed to the spot after receiving ...