Tiger mauls seven-year-old boy to death in Ranthambore

JAIPUR, April 16: In a tragic incident near the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, a seven-year-old boy was killed in a tiger attack while returning from a visit to the Trinetra Ganesh temple with his grandmother on Wednesday.
The child, identified as Kartik Suman, was attacked in the Amarai forest area.Eyewitnesses said that the tiger suddenly emerged from the forest and snatched Kartik by the head, dragging him away in front of several people. The animal reportedly sat in the forest for a long time, keeping its paw on the child’s neck.The shocking incident caused panic in the area. Local people rushed to inform the authoritie. Upon receiving the alert, Forest Department officials reached the spot and immediately closed all routes leading to the temple.After considerable effort, Forest Department officials managed to drive the tiger away and recovered Kartik’s body.
The body was taken to the district hospital mortuary for postmortem.Kartik’s uncle, Deepak, who was part of the group visiting the temple, recounted the horrifying moment.“We were five people – Kartik, his grandmother, and others from our village. While coming down after the temple visit, a tiger suddenly appeared, snatched Kartik from the group, and disappeared into the forest. We shouted for help, but we couldn’t save him,” said Deepak. (IANS)