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Ooty: Panther kills woman near city

Ooty: Panther kills woman near city
Authorities say the attack took place when she took a short cut route through the jungle area close to her house.
Chennai: A 33-year-old housewife, Kavitha, was killed on Monday by a panther near Ooty at Thooneri village in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.

Authorities say the attack took place when she took a short cut route through the jungle area close to her house.

Forest officials have set up several traps in a ten kilometre radius around the hills to nab the panther.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has ordered a compensation of three lakh rupees to the victim's family.
 

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