Overview

• On July 17, a tiger mauled 50-year-old Trishna Devi to death in Mandaria village, marking the fourth attack in four days.
• Earlier the same morning, the animal dragged Meena Devi about 20 metres in Sahjaniya village, leaving her critically injured, and attacked teenager Nilesh while he cut fodder before villagers intervened.
• Forest and district teams led by District Magistrate Gyanendra Singh and forest officer Bharat Kumar DK have deployed drone surveillance, camera traps and two elephant units in a bid to track and capture the tiger.
• Authorities closed schools across the Nyoria region for safety and villagers staged protests demanding stronger security as fear keeps many confined to their homes.
• The spate of attacks underscores a spike in human–tiger conflict driven by India’s recovering tiger population and the challenge of ensuring community safety in reserve buffer zones.