'Tiger Man' Fateh Singh Rathore cremated

The mortal remains of noted wildlife conservationist Fateh Singh Rathore was today consigned to flames in Sawaimadhopur district.

Rathore's son Goverdhan lit the pyre amid chanting of Vedic mantras. The last rites were held at Rathore's farm house 'Maa' at Ranthambhore road.

The 73-year-old veteran, popularly called 'Tiger Man', died yesterday at his residence situated on the outskirts of the Ranthambhore National Park.

Panchayti Raj minister Bharat Singh, Chief Secretary S Ahemad, several wildlife conservationists from across the country and locals paid floral tribute to the departed soul.

Hailed as one of the pioneers of India's tiger conservation story, Rathore was a former project director at Ranthambore and conferred a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) last month.