Tiger mauls 50 year old to death

LUCKNOW: A 50-year old man was killed in a

tiger attack

in

Mohammadi

range of

South Kheri forest division

on Saturday.

The man was working in the field when the ti ger char ged. The sugarcane field, being close to the the forest area, is of ten frequented by big cats.

“The body has been sent for post-mortem. Monetary relief of Rs 10,000 will be provided to the victim's family,“ said DFO, South Kheri, Akhilesh Pandey .

The family will also be given a compensation of Rs 5 lakh.