Maharashtra: Two shepherds mauled to death by Tiger in Chichpalli forest

Maharashtra: Two shepherds mauled to death by Tiger in Chichpalli forest

The deceased, identified as Nanaji Nikose (53) and Diwru Waslekar (55), had gone into the forest with cattle when the tiger attacked them.

PTIUpdated: Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 06:39 PM IST
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A tiger mauled two shepherds to death at Chinchala village in the Chichpalli forest range in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Wednesday, a senior forest officer said.

The deceased, identified as Nanaji Nikose (53) and Diwru Waslekar (55), had gone into the forest with cattle when the tiger attacked them.

The kin of the deceased duo was given initial ex-gratia by forest officials, said Divisional Forest Officer, Chandrapur division, Prashant Khade.

Chandrapur district in east Maharashtra houses the state's oldest and largest national park, the "Tadoba National Park".

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