Kailali, October 2, 2026 — A 40-year-old man was killed in a tiger attack while picking mushrooms in a community forest in Gauriganga Municipality-6 of Kailali on Friday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Krishna Chaudhary of Charidanda in Gauriganga Municipality-6.
According to Ramesh Bahadur Shahi, Sub-Inspector at the Area Police Office, Chaumala, Chaudhary had entered the Bhairav Women Community Forest in Moya along with two others to collect mushrooms. The tiger attacked him while he was picking mushrooms.
The two people accompanying Chaudhary managed to escape the tiger's attack.
Shahi said Chaudhary died at the scene following the attack. Police have started an investigation into the incident.
