Maha: Woman killed in tiger attack in Chandrapur; district's toll rises to 39

Chandrapur, Nov 12 (UNI) A 55-year-old woman was killed in a tiger attack while working in an agricultural field in Tadala village of Mul taluka in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, taking the number of human deaths in tiger attacks in the district to 39 this year, officials said on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Sangita Pedukar. She was working in a field on Wednesday afternoon when a tiger, which was reportedly hiding nearby, suddenly pounced on her, killing her on the spot. Other women working in the field raised an alarm and managed to scare away the tiger. However, Pedukar…