Tiger kills 65-year-old lady in Odisha wildlife sanctuary, half-eaten physique discovered

Express News Service

NUAPADA: A 65-year-old lady was killed in a suspected assault by a Royal Bengal Tiger in Nuapada’s Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary late on Sunday night.

The physique of the girl recognized as Sanmati Barik was recovered by forest officers on Monday morning. She lived in Jalmadei village beneath Sesong Gram Panchayat inside the Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary.

On Sunday night, Sanmati had gone to fetch firewood from the adjoining forest behind her dwelling when the tiger hiding behind the bushes jumped and attacked her.

While fellow villagers tried to save lots of Sanmati listening to her screams, the tiger dragged her into the forest after which disappeared into the woods.

Though forest officers have been knowledgeable, they suggested the locals to attend until Monday morning after they visited the village.

During a search, the half-eaten carcass of Sanmati was recovered and brought for post-mortem. Preliminary experiences mentioned the left a part of Sanmati’s physique was lacking. Subsequently, an investigation was launched.

Deputy Range Officer Shiba Prasad Khamari mentioned the pug marks and the accidents on the physique of the deceased counsel that it was a Royal Bengal Tiger.

“However, we are yet to ascertain if it is true. We are also trying to understand where it had come from,” he mentioned.

The physique has been despatched for post-mortem to Nuapada district headquarters hospital. The forest division additionally deployed workers on the village to sensitise the villagers to not transfer out of their homes within the night.

A supply within the forest division mentioned that although no tigers have been noticed within the space within the final 5 years, in a census performed in 2020, a minimum of eight tigers have been reported to be residing within the Sunabeda Widllife Sanctuary which is also a proposed tiger reserve.

NUAPADA: A 65-year-old lady was killed in a suspected assault by a Royal Bengal Tiger in Nuapada’s Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary late on Sunday night.

The physique of the girl recognized as Sanmati Barik was recovered by forest officers on Monday morning. She lived in Jalmadei village beneath Sesong Gram Panchayat inside the Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary.

On Sunday night, Sanmati had gone to fetch firewood from the adjoining forest behind her dwelling when the tiger hiding behind the bushes jumped and attacked her.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

While fellow villagers tried to save lots of Sanmati listening to her screams, the tiger dragged her into the forest after which disappeared into the woods.

Though forest officers have been knowledgeable, they suggested the locals to attend until Monday morning after they visited the village.

During a search, the half-eaten carcass of Sanmati was recovered and brought for post-mortem. Preliminary experiences mentioned the left a part of Sanmati’s physique was lacking. Subsequently, an investigation was launched.

Deputy Range Officer Shiba Prasad Khamari mentioned the pug marks and the accidents on the physique of the deceased counsel that it was a Royal Bengal Tiger.

“However, we are yet to ascertain if it is true. We are also trying to understand where it had come from,” he mentioned.

The physique has been despatched for post-mortem to Nuapada district headquarters hospital. The forest division additionally deployed workers on the village to sensitise the villagers to not transfer out of their homes within the night.

A supply within the forest division mentioned that although no tigers have been noticed within the space within the final 5 years, in a census performed in 2020, a minimum of eight tigers have been reported to be residing within the Sunabeda Widllife Sanctuary which is also a proposed tiger reserve.