GUWAHATI: A 60-year-old man lost his life in a suspected tiger attack in Kaliabor area of Assam.The dismembered remains of the victim, Basudev Karmakar, were recovered on Sunday morning. He was reported missing after he had entered a forested area on Saturday to collect firewood.“We suspect the involvement of a tiger in the incident. The body is almost gone. Only a few bones and the head are left,” a forest department official told journalists at the site.“After being informed about the missing man at dusk yesterday (Saturday), we, along with police personnel and villagers, conducted a search. We did not enter much into the jungle as it was dark. The locals informed us this morning about the recovery of the body. We found the body parts at the Kamakhya Reserve Forest,” the official added.The Kamakhya Reserve Forest is adjacent to the Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve.“The man had entered the jungle along with some others. They fled after the tiger had appeared,” a local claimed. He said this was the second tiger attack in the area in recent times.
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