Tiger kills woman in M.P.'s Bandhavgarh reserve area; angry locals ‘assault’ forest staff
A tiger attack in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh area resulted in the death of a woman and injuries to four others. Locals expressed their anger by assaulting forest staff, accusing them of inadequate response to previous incidents. Police were deployed to manage the situation as villagers protested against repeated tiger attacks.
- ▪A 40-year-old woman was killed by a tiger in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve area.
- ▪Four other individuals were injured during the attack.
- ▪Angry locals assaulted forest staff, claiming officials failed to respond to their calls for help.
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A tiger strayed into a residential area near Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh early on Sunday (May 24, 2026), attacking several people and leaving one woman dead and four others injured, locals claimed.The incident occurred around 3 a.m. at Kherwa Tola locality in Panpatha village, following which angry locals allegedly assaulted a forest ranger and also manhandled a woman staffer while protesting against repeated tiger attacks in the area.Police security was deployed in the area, officials said.Villagers accused forest officials of failing to respond promptly despite repeated calls for help and claimed the tiger was still roaming nearby.
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