Archive · 17 Jan 2026
Tiger Kills Farmer in Pench Reserve
A farmer named Rajkumar Kahar was killed by a tiger in a place called Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
He was going to his field to water his crops when the tiger attacked him.
His body was found early in the morning.
A few days ago, another person was also killed by a tiger in the same area.
The forest department and police are working together to handle the situation.
The family of the farmer has been given some money to help them.
Farmer Rajkumar Kahar (38) was killed by a tiger in Gumatara village, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh.
His body was found at 3am on Saturday after he went to his field for irrigation on Friday night.
The presence of a tiger and pugmarks were noticed near the spot, but the tiger did not feed on the body.
A post-mortem was conducted at the civil hospital in Bichhua, and ex gratia assistance was given to the deceased's younger son.
This is the second such incident in the area within a fortnight, following the death of Kamal Uike (43) on January 6.
- Who
- Rajkumar Kahar (38), a farmer
- What
- Killed by a tiger
- When
- Friday night, body found at 3am
- Where
- Gumatara village, Pench Tiger Reserve, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- Heading to his field for irrigation
- Location
- Gumatara village, Pench Tiger Reserve, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh
- Date
- Friday night
- Victim
- Rajkumar Kahar (38)
- Time of Discovery
- 3am
- Previous Incident
- January 6, Kamal Uike (43) killed by tiger in the same area
