Overview

• A tiger mauled 45-year-old farmer Prakash Paney to death early Saturday morning in Kundwa village, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.
• The tiger attacked Paney while he was working in his field, dragging him some distance before fleeing into the Kanha-Pench forest corridor after villagers intervened.
• Villagers protested at the local Forest Department office, alleging repeated warnings about the tiger's presence in the area had been ignored for weeks.
• Officials from the Pench Tiger Reserve have begun setting baited cages in the area to capture the tiger and prevent further incidents.
• The incident highlights ongoing challenges of balancing tiger conservation efforts with the safety of communities living near critical wildlife corridors.