Infant lifted

from cradle inside home

Bhandara, 14 Nov

(HS): A six-month infant was taken away by a tiger from the cradle in the

house, in Tirki village in Adyal forest area of Bhandara district. The incident

occurred at 7 pm on Friday when the tiger entered the house Abiman Bondre. His

son Adwik was sleeping in a cradle and his mother was in the cooking in the

kitchen, when a tiger entered the house and carried away the infant.

As Adwik’s

mother noticed the incident she shouted for help. Following loud voice of

villagers, the tiger left Adwik and fled into the jungle. The seriously injured

Adwik, however succumbed the injuries.

The villagers

informed the Forest Department Officials, who rushed to the site and carried

out panchanama.

This is the second incident of tiger attack in

the region in the recent past. On November 5 a five year old child in Donand

village in Lakhandur taluka had dired in a tiger attack.

The villagers

are living under fear and have demanded immediate and effective steps to ensure

their safety. They have demanded adequate and immediate financial support to

Bondre family.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar