Tiger in Tiger Reserve Tadoba Andhari (Maharashtra). | Photo Credit: Hind
The Maharashtra Chandrapur district, home to Tadoba-andri Tiger Reserve (Tatr), has become the latest hotspot for the Human and Tislife conflict. Five people were killed in separate incidents concerning tiger and leopard only in September. According to the forest department in Chandrapur, there are currently 347 tigers in the Chandrapur forest. The number increased dramatically; A total of 191 was in 2020.
The officials of the forest circle in Chandrapur confirmed that in September four people were killed by a tiger and one leopard, which in September brought the total number of death caused by 30 in nine months (1 January to 19 September). Five incidents include attacks on Panddurang Chachane in the village of Sawali, Annapuran Bilone in the village of Mul, Sunil Balkrishnarao of Brahmapuri, Vidya Masram from Chimur and a seven -year -old child from Gadbori.
The last death occurred on September 18, when a forty -year -old woman identified herself as Vidya Masram killed by a tiger in the village of Chimur in the Brahmapuri division. “She was attacked when she was working on her farm. We identified the tiger and pointed out the villagers of neighboring villages and forest officers and deployed teams of the primary reaction (PRT),” said Brahmapuri division official.
Brahmapuri is one of the three chandrapur forest circle divisions and exceeds over 4,081 km. Km. The other two are central chanda and chandrapur.
Leopard attack
On the same day there was another incident around 19:30 in the village of Gadbori in Sindewahi Taluka, 34 km from the village of Chimur, where Prasheel Mankar (7) was collected and killed by leopard while returning home from the village with his uncle and sister. “Both children were with me. He whispered” cocoa “. I said” prasil “and I saw him grabbing the animal.
Forest officials found the body on Friday morning (September 19, 2025), lying in front of the village. These incidents aroused panic, and the villagers demanded that animal movements be blocked by sunlight, sunlight, as well as cleaning a hill in their village.
“We did not want them to take the body if they did not give us a written certainty that they would meet our requirements. These attacks are happening repeatedly. What was the mistake of the seven -year -old?” said Chandrakant Dalal (30), from the village of Gadbori.
After the procedures on the attack
“We are trying to deal with the anxiety of villagers and agreed with their requirements. We put the team PRT and take care of the procedures of the subsequent attack,” said Dr. Prabhu Nath Shukla, an IFS officer who held another charges of Chandrapur Circle. After a written assurance was ensured, the body was sent to the autopsy for nine hours after it was found according to forest officials.
Meanwhile, Sarpanch Village, Sheela Upvarkar, criticized the department for “negligence”, because similar requirements were four years ago when the tiger took an older woman while sleeping at home.
Published – September 19, 2025 20:51 is
