Tiger kills farmer in TATR buffer

Chandrapur: Tiger killed yet another person in the forest near Kolara village in the buffer zone of Todoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR).
Victim Rajeshwar Dadamal (50) was missing for the last three days and his mutilated body was recovered on Sunday morning.
Tiger has killed six people in the TATR buffer zone since February this year. Three of them were killed near Kolara village. This is 14th human kill in predator attacks in Chandrapur. Out of these, 13 have been killed in tiger attack, while one was killed by leopard.
With recurring tiger attacks, residents in Kolara and nearby villages are terrified and are afraid to go to their farms even as Kharif season has started.
Senior officials in TATR buffer zone claimed that they have identified the problem tiger responsible for human kills around Kolara.
Following the incident, a meeting of expert committee for implementation of standard operating procedure was held on Sunday. Acknowledging the threat to human life, the committee has drafted a proposal recommending the capture of the beast. Officials claimed the proposal will be sent to PCCF (Wildlife) on Monday.
Sources claimed that Dadamal had gone to his farm in survey no. 19, at the outskirts of core zone of TATR, three days back. He did not return home. Villagers searched for him, but to no avail. However, villagers looking for him found a severed hand in the forest close to his farm. Soon they discovered another severed limb at some distance and later Dadamal’s devoured and petrified body in a thicket.
After forest officials were informed, a TATR team reached the spot and shifted the body for post mortem.
Officials informed that TATR officials have given ex gratia aid of Rs30,000 and cheque of Rs4.70 lakh to the kin of the victim. Remaining sum of compensation amount would be given after completing formalities, they said.