When villagers raised an alarm, the tiger fled the scene (Representational)
Umaria, Madhya Pradesh:
A man died after being attacked by a tiger at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) on Thursday, a forest official said.
Chintamani Baiga (40) was mauled to death by a tiger when he stepped out to relieve himself in the early hours of Thursday at Gohani village, BTR's sub-divisional Officer (SDO) Anil Shukla said.
Mr Baiga was posted as a watchman at the Gohani village camp of the forest patrolling party, he said.
When villagers raised an alarm, the big cat left Baiga at a distance and fled the scene, the SDO said, adding that the victim had already died of severe injuries by then.
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