Combing operation involving over 100 Forest Department personnel has commenced at Balluruhundi in the Hediyala range of Bandipur National Park on Saturday a day after a woman was killed in a tiger attack.
The victim, Rathnamma, 49, was in the field tending to cattle when the tiger pounced on her and dragged her into the forest which abuts the village.
Senior Forest Department officials, including Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Kumar Pushkar, visited the spot on Saturday and offered condolences to members of the bereaved family.