Nagpur: The Forest Department in Nagpur is on high alert after a tiger attack killed a woman and seriously injured a man three days ago in Ramtek taluka. Amid rising tensions in the villages after the incident, the Forest Department is actively trying to capture the predator.
Fed-up of repeated tiger attacks in Ramtek taluka in the last few months, anguished villagers had launched an attack on forest staff and injured some forest guards seriously after the incident that took place last Tuesday. Tensions prevailed after a tiger killed Nita Buddhu Kumbhare (65). Kumbhare, a resident of Zinjiriya village, tragically lost her life in a tiger attack when she was working in agriculture land situated near the forest.
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The incident took place in Paoni UC Range of Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR). The panic and anguish among villagers are on high after the incident. Keeping the sentiments of villagers in mind, the Forest Department has deployed a force of 100-150 personnel including Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) and a company of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) to capture the tiger and maintain peace.
The Forest Department is planning to use their elephants for tiger rescue and deep forest patrolling for the first time after bringing them to Pench from Karnataka. Another tiger in Parseoni taluka is also venturing near human settlements for the last many days. This tiger also attacked and injured a man and killed some cattle. Therefore, another forest team is conducting patrolling in Parseoni taluka in search of another tiger.
