Divisional forest officer south Kheri, Neeraj Kumar confirmed the incident and said the tiger attacked the man when the villagers were beside the Ulla river bank.
The tiger probably mistook the victim Rahees for a prey and killed him, the DFO said adding that the tiger disappeared into the forests after the attack when villagers raised alarm.
An ex-gratia relief of Rs 10,000 was provided to the aggrieved family while process would be initiated to award monetary relief as per government rules in case of casualty in tiger attack, the DFO added.