Man fights off tiger in Bandhavgarh

  • | Sunday | 20th May, 2018

But, before leaving the tiger left Rakesh badly injured.Sub-divisional officer of forest, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, R K Shrivastav said, “The injured has been sent to Katni for treatment. He is not able to speak as the tiger attacked him in the face. We have also started a search for the tiger to ascertain whether it has been injured”. BHOPAL: In a narrow escape, a man managed to save himself from the jaws of death after he fought with a tiger that attacked him.He inserted an axe into the big cat’s mouth forcing the tiger to make a hasty retreat.The incident took place at Barbaspur beat near Jhanharhar river in the Dhamakhor forest range.Forest department sources said Rakesh Baiga along with 49 other tendu leaf collectors entered the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve on Saturday morning. A tiger which had hunted a deer was also around and it attacked Rakesh Baiga, said sources.Rear end of axe was inserted in the animal’s mouthIn the struggle, Rakesh somehow managed to insert the rear end of the axe he was carrying in the animal’s mouth, forcing it to retreat, said forest department sources.

BHOPAL: In a narrow escape, a man managed to save himself from the jaws of death after he fought with a tiger that attacked him.He inserted an axe into the big cat’s mouth forcing the tiger to make a hasty retreat.The incident took place at Barbaspur beat near Jhanharhar river in the Dhamakhor forest range.Forest department sources said Rakesh Baiga along with 49 other tendu leaf collectors entered the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve on Saturday morning. A tiger which had hunted a deer was also around and it attacked Rakesh Baiga, said sources.Rear end of axe was inserted in the animal’s mouthIn the struggle, Rakesh somehow managed to insert the rear end of the axe he was carrying in the animal’s mouth, forcing it to retreat, said forest department sources. But, before leaving the tiger left Rakesh badly injured.Sub-divisional officer of forest, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, R K Shrivastav said, “The injured has been sent to Katni for treatment. He is not able to speak as the tiger attacked him in the face. We have also started a search for the tiger to ascertain whether it has been injured”.

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