A 55-year-old female was killed by a huge cat in the Saoli forest series of Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district on Saturday, the 8th such death in the location this year, a forest authorities said.
Testing of the wild animal’s saliva on the female’s body will verify if it was a tiger or leopard, he said.
According to Range Forest Officer P G Virutkar, victim Pramela Rohankar, a local of Wagholi Buti in Saoli tehsil, had actually gone to a farm when she was killed by a feline. Though pug marks were discovered at the area, the nature of the injuries on the female’s body recommended that she was assaulted by a huge cat, he said.
The real predator – tiger or leopard – will be determined after an autopsy and a laboratory test, said authorities. The female’s family was offered a preliminary settlement of Rs 25,000 to perform her last rites. The real relief – Rs 20 lakh – will be launched after conclusion of needed rules, said Virutkar.
This is the 8th death due to a huge cat in the Saoli forest series of the district because January, he included.
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