Lions kill woman in mango orchard,locals seek more compensation

In a rare incident, one woman was killed by lion near Talala in Gujarat, where Gir, the last abode of Asiatic lions is situated.

A woman was attacked by three lions when she was working in mango orchards of Moluka village near Talala.

According to initial version of the incident available as of now, the victim was dragged 50 meters before she was killed.

On complaints of locals, the police team arrived immediately, however villagers were angry about late arrival of forest department team.

The villagers demanded Rs. 5 lakh compensation for victim’s relatives, however the forest department was ready to assure Rs. 1 lakh compensation as per the rules.

Tangle on this issue resulted into denial of villagers to take body of the victim.

In a latest development, both villagers and forest officials have approached superior officials in Gandhinagar to resolve the issue.