Two women were mauled to death by tigers in separate incidents within a span of about three hours in the Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.
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Two women were mauled to death by tigers in separate incidents within a span of about three hours in the Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.
According to forest department officials, the first incident occurred around 11.30 am in the Mau Chandiya Pahadi area under the Bahrai range of the MP Forest Development Corporation’s (MPFDC) Barghat division, where a tiger attacked a woman working in a field and dragged her into a nearby forest.
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The deceased was identified as Sharbati Marskole (45), a local resident.
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The second attack occurred around 1 pm in the Jamrapani circle of the Gorakhpur beat under the Kurai forest range, where a tiger killed Shanti Bai Kumre (55), a local.
Villagers later found her mutilated body in a forest patch adjoining agricultural fields.
Officials said investigations were on, along with efforts to identify and track down the two tigers involved in the killings.
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