Sun Apr 13 15:43:53 UTC 2025: ## Man Killed by Tiger, Three Cubs Captured in Chandrapur

**Chandrapur, Maharashtra:** A 60-year-old man was killed in a tiger attack in Bramhapuri tehsil of Chandrapur district on Sunday. Vinayak Jambhule, of Chichkheda village, was collecting mahua flowers when he was attacked in compartment 1003 of the North Forest Range. Authorities have completed a post-mortem and provided his family with immediate financial assistance of Rs 25,000.

In a separate but related development, three tiger cubs that had gone missing near the Uma river after their mother’s capture on April 9th were successfully located and tranquilized in Mul tehsil on Sunday morning. The cubs, belonging to a tigress responsible for three previous human deaths, were found using a combination of camera traps, drones, and AI technology. They are now in good health at the Transit Treatment Centre.

Meanwhile, a leopard attack in Nandgaon (Jani) village on Saturday injured three farmers – Onam Soundarkar (18), Prafulla Sahare (27), and Devendra Pilare (37) – who were watering a paddy field. All three are currently hospitalized.

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