Row erupts after tiger mauls 21-year-old tribal woman to death
Hindustan TimesA 21-year-old tribal woman was mauled to death by a tiger while she was working in cotton fields in Telangana’s Komaram Bheem Asifabad district on Friday morning, officials said. About 10 days ago, the forest department authorities identified the movement of a male tiger Johnny, which is believed to have travelled for 300 km from Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctury in Maharashtra’s Nanded district to Kawal tiger sanctuary covering Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad and Nirmal districts of Telangana in search of a mate. Deputy conservator of forests Vadlakonda Anjaneyulu said of late, there has been a movement of tigers from Maharashtra to Asifabad and Adilabad forests in search of mates. “This might have led to the tiger attacking the woman at Gannaram village,” Anjaneyulu said.