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Tiger lifts man near Sunderbans

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A tiger from the Sunderbans took away a person when a group was fishing in the fringe areas of the forests in West Bengal's 24 Parganas (South) district.

The man identified as Isahaque Laskar was fishing with a couple at Beniseli jungles on the riverine area of Sidurkathi river when the tiger venturing out from the forest took him away on January 2 last, the police said here today.

The group had gone to the river to catch crabs when the incident happened.

A report has been filed with the police and forest authorities and efforts are on to trace the person.

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First Published: Jan 04 2014 | 11:55 AM IST

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