Narmadapuram (MP), February 7 A tiger entered a hut and dragged a man into the nearby forest in the Pipariya area of Narmadapuram district, where his body was found on Saturday, an official said.
The incident occurred in the forest adjacent to Jhiria (also known as Dam Mohalla), which falls under the Dokri Kheda beat of the Bankhedi forest range. The deceased was identified as Kamal Thakur.
The forest range is close to the Satpura Tiger Reserve.
Thakur worked as a cook at a mess in Pachmarhi and visited his village, Bari Devi, which is 125 km from the district headquarters, on Saturdays. He had returned from Pachmarhi on Friday night when the incident took place, the official said.
Anil Vishwakarma, the in-charge Sub-Divisional Officer of the Bankhedi forest range, said that forest and police personnel reached the spot after being alerted.
The state government provides a compensation of Rs 8 lakh in cases of death caused by wild animals, and the process to pay the amount to Thakur's family has been initiated, the official said.
Announcements have been made in the area to alert people as the tiger is believed to be in the vicinity.
The area is close to the Satpura Tiger Reserve and footprints had been found in the area earlier, the SDO said.
