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Locals opined that the Rauthu Sujatha’s gallantry saved the life of Suresh.

District Forest Officer Neeraj Kumar Tebriwal handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to her husband Vasudev, while another cheque of the same value was given to her mother Vadai Vimala, at the office of Kagaznagar FDO.

K12, a male tiger wandered from the wild of Kumram Bheem Asifabad into Mancherial forests a year back and was noticed at regular intervals since then.

The stick-wielded youngster, Annam Chakravarthy, lunged at the tiger, following which it let go off the girl and scampered into the forest. Carrying profusely bleeding Pasula Nirmala (18) in his arms, Chakravarthy too ran for his life.