27 people killed by tigers in 2018: MoS Mahesh Sharma
As many as 27 people were killed in tiger attacks in 2018 Minister of State for Environment, Mahesh Sharma told Lok Sabha on Friday. Of these, 15 were killed in Maharashtra alone, while four were killed in Uttar Pradesh. Sharma added that â¹2 lakh per person is provided to the victim of a tiger attack on request from the states.