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Woman Killed in Tiger Attack in Maharashtra's Chandrapur

A case has been registered, and a probe is underway, the forest official informed

Chandrapur: A 56-year-old woman was mauled to death by a tiger in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Sunday, forest officials said. The human-animal conflict occurred in Ladbori village of Sindewahi tehsil, they said.

Premila Pundalik Mahadole had gone to a farm to join her husband in harvesting sesame crops when a tiger attacked her, said a senior forest official, citing preliminary information.

After being informed, forest department staff reached the village and conducted a spot inspection. The body was shifted to a local hospital for post-mortem.

A case has been registered, and a probe is underway, the official said. 

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