Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Foresters Fan Across Gudalur Jungles After Second Tiger Killing
A tiger killed an older man in the Lauresten area on Friday evening.
The victim was 56-year-old Ravichandran.
This was the second similar killing there in about two weeks.
Forest workers had already placed cameras and watched the area.
They had not been able to find the tiger.
After the latest killing, more teams began searching the jungle.
They also placed cages and cameras at around 40 points.
Some local organizations called for a 48-hour shutdown to protest the forest department.
Residents are worried and want the tiger’s movements traced.
A tiger killed 56-year-old Ravichandran in Lauresten on Friday evening.
The death was the second tiger-related killing in the locality within a fortnight.
Forest teams deployed cages and camera traps at about 40 locations.
Residents confronted forest officials, saying efforts to prevent further attacks had failed.
Some organizations called a 48-hour bandh beginning Thursday morning to protest the department.
- Who
- Forest department teams, local residents, protest organizations, and a tiger were involved; Ravichandran, aged 56, was killed.
- What
- A tiger killed Ravichandran, prompting an expanded search with forest teams, cages, and camera traps.
- When
- The latest killing occurred on Friday evening; another killing occurred about two weeks earlier. A 48-hour bandh was called to begin Thursday morning.
- Where
- Lauresten and nearby O’ Valley areas in the Gudalur forest division of the western Nilgiris.
- Why
- Forest officials are trying to track the tiger after two killings, while organizations called a bandh to protest the department’s response.
Residents and Protest Organizations
Forest Department
Response to the killings
Residents and Protest Organizations
Residents confronted forest officials and organizations called a 48-hour bandh, arguing that the response had not prevented another killing.
Forest Department
The department had installed camera traps and posted teams after the earlier killing, then expanded the operation with more teams, cages, and cameras after Friday’s attack.
Tracking the tiger
Residents and Protest Organizations
Residents remained restive because the tiger had not been located during the previous two weeks.
Forest Department
Foresters said through their actions that they were attempting to trace the tiger by monitoring about 40 points and deploying teams across the locality.
- Latest victim
- Ravichandran, aged 56
- Latest incident
- A tiger killed Ravichandran on Friday evening
- Previous incident
- A farm hand was killed in Lauresten about two weeks earlier
- Search measures
- Forest teams, cages, and camera traps were deployed
- Camera locations
- Camera traps were installed at around 40 points
- Protest
- Some organizations called a 48-hour bandh beginning Thursday morning
- Location
- O’ Valley limits of the Gudalur forest division in the western Nilgiris