Mysuru, Oct 27 (IANS) The family members and villagers gheraoed Karnataka Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre in Mysuru on Monday, when he visited the mortuary to pay his condolences over the death of a farmer killed in a tiger attack. The family and villagers expressed their anger and questioned the minister over the failure of authorities that led to the tragedy.

The deceased, 54-year-old Rajashekara, was killed in a tiger attack on Sunday while herding cattle near Mulluru village in Saragur taluk of Mysuru district. Villagers alleged that although forest officials had tracked the tiger’s movement, they failed to install a cage, resulting in the farmer’s death.

This is the second incident of a tiger attack claiming a farmer’s life in Mysuru district within 15 da

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