A forest guard on duty was killed after being dragged away by a Royal Bengal Tiger in Assam's Orang National Park.

According to sources, the forest guard named Dhanmoni Deka, along with another armed staff member, was on foot patrol in the area when a Royal Bengal Tiger suddenly leapt on him and dragged him into the dense forest.

The incident occurred at around 5 pm on Wednesday.

The mutilated body of deceased Deka was recovered late yesterday night near the Kheroni Camp, about three kilometres from the site of the attack.

Right after his body was recovered, a pall of gloom descended on Dhanmoni Deka's hometown in Dipila's Hatimara area.