In a tragic incident, a ten-year-old boy was killed by a man-eater tigress in Uttar Pradesh while the child was playing near his house.
After hearing the screams, parents of the boy attacked the animal with sticks after which it fled in the forest area. However, the boy died due to severe bleeding.
"A 10-year boy has been killed by a wild animal. I went on the spot with my staff. There are teeth marks on the backside of the boy's head and some scratches," said forest official Irfan Ali on Sunday.
"People told us that a tigress attacked him but we are probing the incident. We can confirm something after probe and examining the pugmarks," added Ali.
Depletion of their habitat has also threatened the wild animals, forcing them to stray into human settlements - attacking people, poultry birds and livestock cattle - and often getting killed in return.