The deceased has been identified as Ananta Ojha, a villager of Ruhuniduma.
According to information, Ananta was returning from the nearby Jamuleibeda weekly haat riding a cycle when a wild tiger approached him, dragged him to jungle and mauled him to death there.
Some people saw it and sounder alert. By the time villagers went to the spot, Ananta was killed by the tiger.
Though informed by villagers, forest personnel had not reached to spot by the time of filing of the report.
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