Tribal killed in suspected tiger attack in TN

Tribal killed in suspected tiger attack in TN

Udhagamandalam (Tamil Nadu), Mar 27 (PTI) A 39-year-old tribal man was killed in a suspected tiger attack near here, Forest and Police officials said on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Kertar Kuttan, and he had gone to the forest to pick firewood with a group of persons on Wednesday, they said.A search was carried out after he failed to return.On Thursday, he was found dead with injuries and tiger's footmarks were found nearby, the offic…

Tribal man killed by tiger in Ooty forest

Chennai:  In a tragic incident, a 41-year-old tribal man was killed by a tiger in the forested area of Ooty in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district on Thursday, officials said. The victim has been identified as Kendra Kuttan, a member of the Thodar tribal community, residing in the Kollakode Mandi forest area of the Nilgiris. According to forest officials, Kuttan’s partially devoured body was discovered deep inside the forest following a search operat…