Gundlupet, June 20 -- A tribal woman, who was tending to a flock of sheep at a field bordering Bandipur Tiger Reserve, was mauled to death by a tiger yesterday.

The deceased is Puttamma (44), a resident of Deshipura Colony. She had lost her husband recently and was living with her two children Sharath and Abbayi.

Yesterday afternoon, Puttamma was looking after her flock which were grazing in the field bordering Omkar Range in Bandipur, when the tiger pounced on her and dragged her to a distance. Hearing her screams, farmers, who were working in nearby fields rushed to her help and began to scream and make loud noises. But the tiger, which did not leave Puttamma, dragged her towards the forest and devoured her neck and stomach.

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