A farmer in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district was fatally attacked with a sharp weapon after stopping poachers from hunting deer. Villagers staged protests, torching a shop linked to a suspect. Police detained three accused, imposed restrictions, and tightened security in the area
Locals said Rauthu Suresh received injuries on his neck when the tiger tried to kill him while he was picking cotton balls. Suresh managed to survive by freeing himself from the jaws of the tiger by raising an alarm
The farmer and his family members were picking cotton in their agriculture field and a heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning occurred in the area.
The victim was Kummari Mallesham (33), who had gone to his cattle shed early on Tuesday morning to milk the buffaloes when the area witnessed heavy rain and thunderstorms.
