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A 10 twelvemonth aged lad was killed successful a leopard onslaught successful Nagamale forests adjacent Malai Mahadeshwara Hills successful Chamarajanagar territory aboriginal connected Sunday (May 10, 2026).
The calamity took spot erstwhile the lad identified arsenic Harshith, a autochthonal of Bengaluru, was proceeding to Nagamale with his household connected Sunday (May 10, 2026) morning.
The family, which was connected a sojourn to M.M. Hills Temple, was proceeding to Nagamale erstwhile the leopard is believed to person abruptly attacked the lad and dragged him away.
The boy’s assemblage was recovered astir fractional an hr later, with his cervix and different parts soaked successful blood, according to locals.
The Forest Department watchers reached the spot aft receiving accusation astir the incidental and informed the elder officials.
The locals person alleged negligence by the Forest Department successful the decease of the boy, which comes aft the sidesplitting of a youth, who was portion of a radical of devotees from Mandya connected a padayatra to M.M. Hills temple successful January this year.
The continuing leopard attacks successful the portion person caused fearfulness and anxiousness among the devotees and public.
