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Tiger kills man outside reserve forest in Bihar
A tiger attacked and killed a man on Tuesday in a paddy field near the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district in Bihar, a forest official said
A tiger attacked and killed a man on Tuesday in a paddy field near the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district in Bihar, a forest official said.
The victim, Sohan Mahto, was attacked and killed by a tiger in a paddy field near Bagahi village outside the VTR area, he said.
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According to forest officials, the tiger, which was chasing a 'nilgai', attacked Mahto in his paddy field and killed him.
The postmortem of the victim has been conducted, while the report is still awaited.
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According to latest official data, the VTR had 31 tigers in 2018, up from 8 in 2010. There were also 10-12 cubs.
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The VTR is spread over 899 square km (89,900 hectares) in West Champaran district, bordering Nepal to its north and Uttar Pradesh in the west.
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