Chilli plantation worker killed in suspected tiger attack in Kelantan


KOTA BHARU: A Myanmar man was killed in a suspected tiger attack behind a workers’ dormitory in a chilli plantation along Jalan Raya Timur Barat Jeli - Gerik on Thursday.

Jeli OCPD Supt Saari Yaacob said the police received a report on Thursday (Oct 17) about the incident from a friend of the victim, who discovered the victim in the forest near the main road at 9.15am.

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