Mauled By A Tiger, Abandoned By The System: Sundarban Fisherman Battles For Life Amid Official Apathy

Sundarban fisherman Ashish Das survived a Royal Bengal tiger attack but now battles poverty and official neglect, unable to afford his final life-saving surgery years later.

Ashish Das was given a second chance at life after escaping the violent attack and powerful jaws of a Royal Bengal tiger named Nantu (R).

Source : ABP Live/Somrita Ghosh; Facebook/Prantik Chatterjee

Four years ago, on a sunny December day, death flashed before fisherman Ashish Das, a resident of the Sundarban, but lady luck was on his side. He was given a second chance at life after escaping the violent attack and powerful jaws of a Royal Bengal tiger named Nantu. Yet it appears that his fight for existence has never truly ended. With no money left, Ashish cannot afford his final round of life-saving surgery. To live a normal life, the 42-year-old needs to undergo four rounds of surgery,