A farmer was killed in a tiger attack on Saturday in Valmiki Nagar, West Champaran district, Bihar. Enraged by the incident, villagers placed the farmer's body on the road and blocked the Madanpur State Highway. Upon receiving information, police and forest department teams arrived at the scene, pacified the villagers, cleared the blockade, and sent the body for post-mortem.

According to reports, the incident occurred near Dakshin Tola, close to Bheriyari Chowk, in the Valmiki Nagar forest area of Forest Division Two within the Valmiki Tiger Reserve. The deceased has been identified as Vijay Haldar, approximately 50 years old. It is reported that around 11 AM on Saturday, Vijay Haldar was working in a field adjacent to the forest when a tiger emerged from the forest area and attacked him, leading to his instantaneous death.

Upon learning of the farmer's death, a large number of villagers gathered at the site. Accusing the forest department of negligence in ensuring safety, the agitated villagers blocked the Valmiki Nagar-Madanpur State Highway, causing long queues of vehicles on both sides. Villagers stated that tiger activities had been consistently observed in the area for the past week. In their anger, some villagers overturned a forest department vehicle and misbehaved with its staff.

Given the gravity of the situation, SDPO Nihar Bhushan, SDM Chandni Kumari, SSB Assistant Commandant Avdhesh Kumar, along with police and forest department teams, reached the spot. The administration had to put in considerable effort to control the situation and pacify the villagers.