Chandrapur: A villager was killed in a tiger attack in on Friday in Moharli (core) range of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.
The body of Bharat Bawane from Mudholi village was recovered on Saturday morning.
Sources said that Bawne had gone into the forest on Friday afternoon to bring some bamboo.
After he failed to return back home till late in the night, his relatives searched for him and later informed the RFO (wildlife) office at Moharli.
A fresh search operation were launched on Saturday morning and soon his body was found in compartment no 138 under Ambegad beat in Moharli (core) range.
Sources said that Bawne’s body was 85m inside the core zone.
His body was sent for post mortem after inquest formalities.
Foresters have given ex-gratia aid of Rs50,000 to the kin of the deceased.
This is the 22nd human kill in predator attacks in Chandrapur this year.
These include 19 victims of tiger attacks, two of leopard and one other killed by an elephant.