However, locals found the body in the river and alerted the police on Saturday. Chiranjeevi confessed to the crime after being interrogated. He admitted to throwing the body in the river with the help of Chiliram, a relative.
A lineman belonging to India Railways reportedly saw the tiger and recorded it on his mobile phone. He shared the video clip with staffers of the Railways who in turn informed officials of the Forest department about the presence of the tiger
Forest officials said that a team was scanning the fields to gather pugmarks of the tiger. They believed that a tiger from Maharashtra might have strayed into the forests of Wankidi in search of territory and a partner for mating
One woman, Gajireddy Uma, 35, allegedly attempted to kill herself by consuming a pesticide when she could not bear the mental and physical harassment of her husband Suresh on Friday night.
Rainwater touched beams of bridges built across Wardha river at Hudkili and Podsa of Chandrapur district and Venkatraopet in Sirpur (T) mandal resulting in suspension of traffic on these structures.
In the first incident, Swati, a divorcee of Patharlaguda area in Sirpur (T) mandal centre, resorted to take the extreme step as she was unable to bear the alleged harassment of a person who was stalking her to marry him.