Mumbai: The forest official of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra told the media that a 21-year-old man was killed in an attack by Tiger. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon when the victim, Ajit Nakade, a resident of Desaiganj, went to the Ussegaon forest with a female friend on a two-wheeler.
According to the official, the duo ventured deep into the forest where a tiger suddenly pounced on Nakade and dragged him away. Nakade’s friend managed to escape from the spot and alerted other people. Forest department officials launched a search and later found the man’s body, which was sent for postmortem.