Tiger kills crab catcher

Our Correspondent, Satkhira
A crab catcher was killed by tiger in Baikari area of Keoratala Canal in the Sundarbans on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Kuddus Gazi, 35, son of Ebrahim Gazi of village Kaikhali in Shyamnagar upazila. Quoting local people police said, Kuddus Gazi along with others went to the Sundarbans to catch crab taking pass from the Kaikhali forest office on Monday. While catching crab at Keoratala Canal in the Sundarbans, a tiger swooped on him and dragged him into the deep forest at about 6 pm on Tuesday. Later, forest guards and local people recovered the body from the deep forest at about 8 pm.