Bihar tiger attack: Farmer killed near Valmiki reserve, mob assaults forest staff
A 45-year-old farmer was allegedly killed by a tiger near Valmikinagar in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Saturday, triggering violent protests in which an angry mob attacked forest personnel and a policeman and damaged a forest department vehicle, officials said. Experience the thrill of the wild at these iconic Tiger reserves in India. (Unsplash) This is the third human casualty linked to man-animal conflict in the district in recent weeks. Valmikinagar forest range officer Satyam Kumar said the victim, identified as Vijay Haldar, 45, a resident of Bangali Tola near Bherihari village under Valmikinagar police station, had gone to an agricultural field adjoining the forest area of Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) when a tiger pounced on him, killing him on the spot. Also Read | Four women killed in tiger attack while collecting tendu leaves in Chandrapur “Soon after the incident, a team of forest personnel reached the spot and recovered the body,” the range officer said, describing the incident as a result of the victim ignoring warnings issued by the forest department. Soon after …









