Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Buffaloes turn saviours, chase tigress away after owner attacked
A man named Ramnaresh Singh went into a big forest called the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in India to look for his two buffaloes.
While he was searching, he suddenly met a tigress who was walking with her baby cub.
The tigress jumped on him, grabbed him, and hurt his hand, and he thought his life was over.
But then his two buffaloes came running and chased the tigress back into the forest, saving his life.
His friends found him lying below a slope and helped stop the bleeding.
Forest workers took him to a hospital in Manpur, where doctors said he was doing fine.
The forest department also gave him Rs 3,000 to help him out.
Now, forest officials are keeping a closer watch in the area so that people stay safe.
Singh said that if his buffaloes had not been there, he would not have survived.
A tigress pounced on 36-year-old Ramnaresh Singh while he was searching for his two buffaloes in the Panpatha core area of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.
Singh's two buffaloes charged at the big cat and drove it back into the forest after it had grabbed him and injured his hand.
Singh said he thought his life was over and that the tigress would have dragged him away if the buffaloes had not saved him.
His companions found him below a slope in the forest, bandaged his injured hand and helped stop the bleeding before forest personnel took him to hospital.
BTR field director Anupam Sahay said Singh's condition is normal; the forest department gave Rs 3,000 in immediate assistance and stepped up monitoring in the area.
- Who
- Ramnaresh Singh, 36, who was attacked by a tigress; BTR field director Anupam Sahay confirmed the details.
- What
- A tigress attacked Singh and injured his hand, but his two buffaloes charged at the big cat and drove it back into the forest.
- When
- The attack occurred on Wednesday; Singh recounted the incident on Thursday after treatment through the night.
- Where
- Panpatha core area of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh; Singh was admitted to the government hospital in Manpur.
- Why
- Singh was searching for his two buffaloes when he came face to face with a tigress roaming with her cub; the buffaloes rushed to his defence.
- Victim
- Ramnaresh Singh
- Age
- 36
- Attack Site
- Panpatha core area, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
- Animal
- Tigress roaming with her cub
- Rescuers
- Singh's two buffaloes, which charged at the tigress and drove it back into the forest
- Injury
- Injured hand
- Treatment
- Government hospital, Manpur; condition reported normal
- Immediate Assistance
- Rs 3,000 from the forest department; area monitoring stepped up
