Tiger attacked a person while sleeping

Shimoga (IANS). A man was attacked by a tiger while he was sleeping inside his hut in Marathi village of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

Ganesh was fast asleep in his hut in Marathi village of Shimoga district in the early hours of Friday, when suddenly a tiger entered the hut. Neighbors who came running on Ganesha’s shout chased the tiger away.

Ganesh (47) suffered a serious hand injury in the tiger attack. He has been shifted to Kundapura Government Hospital. On the other hand, forest officials have started searching for the tiger on information.

This area is situated in the backwaters of Sharavati in Sagar taluk. Since the incident, the people of the area are scared to step out of the house.