Chandrapur, Sept. 19 -- A 40-year-old woman was killed in a tiger attack near Chimur in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district today, forest officials said.
The victim, identified as Vidya Kailash Masram, was working on her farm when the tiger mauled her to death.
On receiving information, villagers rushed to the spot and alerted forest and police authorities. The body was later sent to the Chimur Sub-District Hospital for post-mortem.
Forest department officials handed over Rs 50,000 in cash and a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to the victim's family as compensation.
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