n a sudden and tragic turn of events, a tiger pounced on a woman as she tended to her grazing goats near Moorband hill in HD Kote taluk of Mysuru district on the evening of May 25. Her lifeless body was discovered atop the forest watchtower in the early hours of May 26 (Sunday).
Chikki (48), a resident of Malda village, fell victim to the ferocious predator while engaged in her daily task of tending to her cattle on the moorland. The incident unfolded dramatically when her companion, who was also tending to sheep nearby, hurried back to the village to raise the alarm.
Officials from the N Beguru forest department promptly responded to the scene, conducting a thorough investigation. Despite initiating a search operation on Saturday evening, the darkness thwarted their efforts. It wasn’t until Sunday morning that her body was finally recovered from the forest watchtower. This tragic incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Antarsante Police Station.
Tiger attacks are sadly not uncommon in Bengaluru, with several such incidents occurring in recent times. On January 5, a woman working in an agricultural field in Hallare village, Nanjangudu taluk, Mysuru district, fell victim to a tiger, sustaining severe injuries.
Despite numerous reports of such incidents, the issue of tiger menace remains unaddressed in the region. In November of the previous year, a tiger attacked a woman tending to her cattle on the outskirts of the Hediyala range of Bandipur National Park, located in Nanjangud taluk, Mysuru district. According to reports, the woman bravely intervened to protect her cattle from the tiger’s assault.
