Overview
- The victim was identified as Ashraf (Ali) Chauhan, a contracted forest tracker in his late twenties working on a state outsourcing basis.
- He was struck on the left hand by a tranquilliser dart during a rescue operation near Nani Monpari in Visavadar after a lioness killed a 4-year-old boy.
- Chauhan was taken to Visavadar hospital and then Junagadh Civil Hospital, where he died Monday morning despite overnight treatment efforts.
- Forest officials said the lioness involved in the incident was subsequently rescued.
- The department said trackers carry Rs 10 lakh insurance and is processing the payout for Chauhan’s family, and Minister Arjun Modhwadia asked officials to seek additional assistance from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.