Overview
- Sanna Haida, 56, an Anti‑Poaching Camp watcher, was fatally mauled near Maralahalla around 12:30 p.m. while collecting grass seeds with colleagues inside Bandipur Tiger Reserve.
- Bandipur’s director said the tiger pounced from thickets; despite the team being armed, the sudden attack left no time to respond and Haida died on the spot.
- Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre condoled the death, announced compensation under government rules, and directed staff to strictly follow safety procedures during patrols.
- The Forest Department’s separate operation to capture five tigers near a Chamarajanagar quarry remains underway with five elephants deployed to assist.
- Recent reports note multiple human fatalities in the Bandipur–Nagarahole belt and high tiger mortality elsewhere, including Madhya Pradesh logging 55 tiger deaths in 2025, as Bandipur holds an estimated 154 tigers by the latest exercise.