Satnam Singh, a local farmer, who witnessed the attack when he was passing by on a tractor, said, "After killing the man, the tiger dragged his body to the other side of the road and started eating it. Sugarcane The field where the tiger had dragged the man was about 500 meters away from the main area of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (Pilibhit Tiger Reserve), when the tiger faced the headlights it attacked my tractor.
Following orders from Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Manish Singh, five camera traps have now been installed in the area and a forest team has been deployed to keep an eye on the tiger's movements.
Robin K Singh, range officer of Mala Forest Range, along with forest force personnel, reached the spot and conducted an intensive search operation in the dense, water-logged sugarcane fields, but the body parts of the victim could not be located.
“However, his slippers and lower garments were found in the field,” the range officer said.
"The search for the remains of the victim is underway. Local farmers have been advised to visit their fields in groups and that too only before dusk," he said.
Following orders from Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Manish Singh, five camera traps have now been installed in the area and a forest team has been deployed to keep an eye on the tiger's movements.
Robin K Singh, range officer of Mala Forest Range, along with forest force personnel, reached the spot and conducted an intensive search operation in the dense, water-logged sugarcane fields, but the body parts of the victim could not be located.
“However, his slippers and lower garments were found in the field,” the range officer said.
"The search for the remains of the victim is underway. Local farmers have been advised to visit their fields in groups and that too only before dusk," he said.
