Chandrapur: A 60-year-old woman was mauled to death by a tiger while she was working on her farm adjoining a reserve forest in Moharli forest range in the buffer zone of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve on Monday afternoon. Chandrapur district has reported 32 deaths in wildlife attacks this year so far.The victim, Mandabai Suryabhan Mangam, was a resident of Agarzhari. She was working in her field adjoining compartment No 187 of the reserve forest in the Agarzhari-II beat when the tiger attacked her around 2:30 pm.Forest officials led by Moharli range forest officer Santosh Thipe, along with police personnel from Durgapur police station, reached the spot. A police inquest and spot panchnama were conducted and the body was shifted to the district hospital in Chandrapur for autopsy.Forest Department handed over compensation of Rs50,000 to the victim’s husband, Suryabhan Laxman Mangam. Camera traps have been installed in the area to identify the tiger, while forest officials have launched an awareness drive urging villagers to exercise caution while entering or working near forest fringes.Out of the 32 deaths in wildlife attack-related incidents in Chandrapur this year, 30 were in tiger attacks and one each in elephant and leopard attacks. In 2025, the district recorded 47 such deaths, of which 42 were caused by tigers.