Forest dept team rescues youth dragged by tiger into forest

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Nov 23 2014 | 6:20 PM IST
A team of Forest department officials have rescued a youth who was dragged by a tiger into a forest in the Sunderbans this afternoon.
Three persons were catching crabs near the Holakhali creek when suddenly a tiger pounced upon 23-year-old Dinesh Mondal and dragged him into the jungle at around noon, a Forest department officer said.
The other two persons managed to escape unhurt and rushed to inform the Forest department office at Sajnekhali about the incident.
A forest department team immediately launched a search operation for Dinesh in the area, the officer said.
The team found him in a serious condition in the forest and have rushed him to hospital, the sources said.
Dinesh is a resident of Gosaba area of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

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First Published: Nov 23 2014 | 6:20 PM IST