Tigress found dead in Bandipur tiger reserve in Chamarajanagar
Chamarajanagara (PTI): A five-year-old tigress was found dead at Gundre forest range under Bandipur Tiger Reserve limits in this district, officials said on Saturday.
The carcass was found by the forest department personnel on Thursday evening while they were on patrolling duty, they said.
Following the post-mortem conducted on Friday, the forest department officials confirmed that the tigress died of natural causes.
Citing the post-mortem report, Bandipur Conservator of Forest Prabhakaran said the tiger died due to starvation and infighting.
"The tigress was involved in infighting and later starved as it was not able to hunt. As per post-mortem report, no food was found inside its stomach or intestine," he told PTI.
According to forest authorities, on June 26, a tigress and her four cubs were found dead in Male Mahadeshwara Hills under the Hugyam forest range and it has turned out to be a case of apparent revenge by a man whose cow was preyed upon by wild animals.
Three people, including the owner of the dead cow sprayed upon with poison and consumed by the wild cats, were arrested on Saturday in connection with the incident at the MM Hills.
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Worker’s body reaches Ranchi from Saudi 4 months after death; family rejects over compensation
Ranchi (PTI): The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district killed in Saudi Arabia in October last year has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it over pending compensation, officials said.
Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell, told PTI that, before taking the body of Vijay Kumar Mahato, the family is demanding compensation from the private company where he used to work in the Arab country.
Mahato was killed in an alleged crossfire between the police and criminals.
“Since it was a bullet injury case, the matter is before a court in Jeddah. The final compensation may depend on the court’s decision,” Lakra said.
“The Indian Embassy informed us about the body’s arrival, and coordination was done with district authorities. Our role is limited to coordination in cases involving overseas employers and foreign jurisdiction,” she added.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav said the authorities will try to convince the family to perform the last rites.
“We have already sanctioned Rs 5 lakh under the government scheme for migrant’s deaths abroad. The compensation payment might take some time,” he said.
The body is currently at the mortuary of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The Family members said they will only accept it if the company provides written assurance regarding compensation. “Without that assurance, we will not receive the body,” said Ram Prasad Mahato, the deceased’s brother-in-law.
Mahato, a native of Dudhpaniya village in Madh Gopali panchayat under Dumri block, was employed as a tower line fitter. His family said he was struck by a bullet during a gunfight between local police and an extortion gang and later succumbed to his injuries.
Social activist Sikander Ali said Mahato is survived by his wife, two young sons aged five and three, and elderly parents.
