Overview
- The tiger entered Kherwa/Khaira Tola in the Panpatha buffer and killed a woman identified as Phool Bai while injuring several family members in the early hours of Sunday, May 24.
- Forest teams located the animal, darted it during a rescue operation, found it unresponsive and later pronounced it dead; authorities say a second postmortem at the School of Wildlife Forensic and Health in Jabalpur will include NTCA veterinarians.
- Villagers protesting against repeated tiger incursions allegedly assaulted and briefly detained forest staff, vandalised official vehicles and thereby delayed rescue and investigative work, forcing police deployment to restore order.
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced Rs 25 lakh to the bereaved family and directed free medical treatment and compensation for the injured while the forest department opened a formal probe into the episode.
- The episode is part of a recent rise in deadly tiger incursions around reserves and will likely increase pressure for faster response teams, better buffer‑zone protections and stricter forensic protocols to clarify causes of animal deaths.