Archive · 27 Dec 2025
Tiger kills forest watcher at Bandipur reserve
A man named Sanna Haida who worked as a forest watcher was sadly killed by a tiger.
This happened near a place called Maralahalla in Karnataka, India.
Sanna was with his colleagues when the tiger attacked him.
The other workers shouted, and the tiger ran away, but Sanna did not survive.
This event took place around noon on a Saturday.
A forest watcher, Sanna Haida, was killed by a tiger at Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka.
The attack occurred near Maralahalla in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district.
Haida was on a beat near an Anti-Poaching Camp (APC) with four colleagues when the tiger attacked.
The tiger fled after other watchers raised a cry, but Haida died on the spot.
The incident took place around noon on Saturday.
- Who
- Sanna Haida, a 56-year-old forest watcher
- What
- A tiger attack resulting in the death of the forest watcher
- When
- Around noon on Saturday
- Where
- Near Maralahalla, Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, India
- Why
- The tiger attacked while the watcher was on a beat near an Anti-Poaching Camp
- Victim
- Sanna Haida, 56
- Location
- Maralahalla, Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka
- Time of Attack
- Around noon on Saturday
- Circumstances
- On a beat near Anti-Poaching Camp (APC) with colleagues
- Tiger's Action
- Fled after other watchers raised a cry