KAWASOTI, Dec 31: A woman was killed by a tiger at Madhyabindu-12 in Nawalpur on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Barisa Saru, 39, of Arunkhola, Madhyabindu-12. The big cat attacked Saru as she had been to the local forest to collect green vegetables, according to the District Police Office.
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People accompanying Saru at the time reported the incident to police, said Police Inspector Sagar Panta.
The incident site lies some 500 metres south from the Arunkhola-Dumkibas road. Prior to this, a local community forest ranger was killed in the tiger attack at Binayi Tribeni rural municipality-1 in November end. Both these incident sites lie in some distance.
The Binayi Tribeni rural municipality a few days ago had issued a notice, warning locals about rising menace of tiger and urging them to not visit the forest areas. The locals terrorized following the incidents have demanded the shifting of the man-eating tiger to the park area.
