In a recent man-animal conflict, a tiger killed a 26-year-old woman on Saturday morning in Mullayangiri forest range in Chikkamagalur forest area in Karnataka.
According to the police, Sumithara, a coffee estate worker, was working in a coffee plantation when a tiger attacked and killed her. The villagers, on hearing a cry for help, rushed to the spot and chased the tiger out of the vicinity.Deputy Conservator of Forests MS Manik, who visited the spot, has announced a compensation of `5 lakhs to the next kin of the victim. The body has been sent for post-mortem.Sources said that a tiger was spotted often in the area since September this year.