© HT PhotoForest employees put up camera traps.
Had Hema Devi paid heed to warnings of forest officials in Uttarakhand's Tanakpur, not to venture into the jungle to collect fodder and firewood following reports that a suspected man-eater was on the prowl in the area, she would been alive today.
Hema Devi, a forest villager, was mauled to death by a tiger on Wednesday afternoon inside the forest where she had gone to collect fodder, allegedly disregarding the warnings.
Despite reports of the presence of the big cat in the area, women from surrounding villages entered the forest twice every day to collect firewood and fodder.
On Wednesday morning officials asked the women not venture into the forest, warning them about the presence of the suspected man-eater.
In a video provided by the forest department, two officials--Nirmal Khulbe and Kailash Bisht-- are heard asking the women not to venture into the forest.
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