A 60-year-old man was mauled to death by a tiger in a village in Maharashtra`s Chandrapur district on Friday, a forest official said. The incident took place in Chinchada village in Mul tehsil under the Chichpalli forest range, the official said.

Suryaban Tikle, a resident of Chinchada, had gone to his farm when a big cat attacked and killed him, Chief Conservator of Forest Dr Jitendra Ramgaonkar said.
Forest officials found the man`s body in compartment no-522 under the Forest Development Corporation Limited (FDCM) area and sent it to the rural hospital, he said.

Camera traps have been installed and a PRT team has been engaged in the area to monitor the tiger`s movement, the official said.