Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Mar 16 (PTI) A 28-year-old man was killed in an attack by a tiger while he was working in his sugarcane field on Monday, police said.
The victim has been identified as Manoj Kumar, and the incident occurred at Nandlalpurva village under the Hyderabad area, they said.
The area falls under the Maheshpur range of the South Kheri forest division.
Divisional Forest Officer South Kheri Tapas Mihir told PTI that in view of the tiger’s attack, locals had been advised to be alert, while cameras had been installed in the area to monitor the animal’s movements.
He added that forest field officials had been instructed to set up a cage to capture the tiger to prevent any further conflict. PTI COR ABN APL APL
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