Chitwan, November 4, 2026 — A 46-year-old man has died after being attacked by a tiger while collecting wild ferns near Bethari Khola in Radhakrishna Community Forest, Bharatpur Metropolitan City-27.
The victim, Bhim Mahato, a resident of Bharatpur-27, had gone to collect ferns with three other people on Tuesday afternoon. The tiger attacked him at around 2 pm and carried him away.
His companions informed the Area Police Office in Divyanagar, Chitwan, at 5:45 pm the same day.
Following the report, a search operation was launched in coordination with Nepal Police, Chitwan National Park, the Nepal Army, local residents and forest staff.
Mahato's body was found inside Chitwan National Park at 10:55 am on Wednesday.
A tiger found near the location where the body was recovered was darted and captured. Further investigation into the incident is underway.
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