A forest guard was attacked and killed by a tiger in Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

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The guard, identified as Rampal Saini (42), was on patrol last evening with two others when the tiger mauled him, police said. His colleagues rushed him to a hospital where he died, they said.

Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has expressed grief over the death of the forest guard, a release said.

She also directed the MoS for Forest and Environment, Rajkumar Rinwa and concerned officials to visit his family, it added.