Lakhimpur

Kheri, 08 March (HS): A tiger murdered a 50-year-old farmer in the Dudhwa

buffer zone. Officials reported regular tiger activity and urged residents to

be vigilant. Pargat Singh was assaulted while traversing the sugarcane fields.

His corpse was discovered the next day. Villagers want for protective fence and

the tiger's capture.

A tiger

murdered a 50-year-old farmer in the Sampurnanagar forest region of the Dudhwa

buffer zone, according to government records issued on Sunday. On Friday, the

tiger attacked Pargat Singh while he was traversing his sugarcane fields. His

family, alarmed by his disappearance, discovered his nearly devoured body on

Saturday. Forest officials swiftly scheduled a postmortem examination in

accordance with practice.

Kirti

Chaudhary, Deputy Director of the Dudhwa buffer zone, emphasized recent tiger

sightings and asked villagers to remain vigilant. While recompense for Singh's

family is pending postmortem results, people are demanding swift fence and

trapping of the renegade animal to avert future disasters.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi