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Tiger attacks kill two women in Chandrapur within days
Two women were killed in tiger attacks in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, within days of each other.
On October 16, 45-year-old Usha Gurunule was attacked while working beside a field near the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve buffer zone.
Her husband was nearby, arranging water for the crop, but could not stop the attack.
A few days later, Anganwadi worker Pramila Mahadore was attacked while harvesting sesame and vegetables with her husband in Bhendara village.
Forest officials sent both bodies for post-mortem examinations and said they were monitoring tiger activity.
The attacks have left nearby residents afraid to work in fields, especially those close to forest areas.
Villagers want more patrols and steps to protect farmers, and forest department action is now in focus.
Two women were killed in separate tiger attacks in Chandrapur district within days, according to the reports.
Usha Ankush Gurunule, 45, was killed on October 16 while working in a field near the forest in the Palasgaon area.
Pramila Mahadore, an Anganwadi worker, was found dead in a paddy field after a tiger attack in Bhendara village, with the report saying the attack followed a farmer’s death the previous day.
Forest department teams visited the scenes and sent the bodies for post-mortem examinations.
Residents called for increased patrols and measures to protect people working in fields near forests.
- Who
- Usha Ankush Gurunule, 45, and Pramila Mahadore were killed in separate tiger attacks.
- What
- Both women died after tigers attacked them while they were in fields.
- When
- Usha was killed on October 16. Mahadore’s attack was reported as occurring on a Sunday; the date is not stated.
- Where
- Palasgaon in the Chimur area and Bhendara village, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The reports say tigers attacked the women; they do not state why the animals attacked.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Usha Ankush Gurunule was killed by a tiger while working in a field in the Palasgaon forest area.
A report on Gurunule’s death was published by Dainik Bhaskar Hindi.
Pramila Mahadore was attacked and killed in a field in Bhendara village, after a farmer had died in a tiger attack the previous day.
- Usha Gurunule
- 45 years old
- Usha attack
- October 16, Palasgaon forest area
- Pramila Mahadore
- Anganwadi worker from Bhendara village
- Response
- Forest teams attended the scenes and sent the bodies for post-mortem examinations
- Residents’ request
- More patrols and safety measures for people working near forests