A police officer was mauled to death after a tiger attack while riding his motorcycle in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley late on 2 February.
The victim was identified as Head Constable Chikseng Manpang, a resident of Manfaiseng village, who was posted at Roing Police Station.
As per The Assam Tribune, a truck driver told authorities he saw a large animal dragging the rider off the road, alerting police and forest officials of the attack.
Officials first found his abandoned motorcycle by the roadside, prompting a search operation. His mutilated body was recovered the next morning from a deep gorge in the forested area.
Following the tragedy, the Arunachal Pradesh government announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs. 10 lakh for his family.
As per the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department, the state has 13 wildlife sanctuaries and three tiger reserves. According to the 2022 national tiger census, Arunachal Pradesh has a total of nine tigers in the three reserves.
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