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The household of a pilgrim killed successful a leopard onslaught astatine M.M. Hills connected January 21 received ₹5 lakh successful compensation successful Chamarajanagar connected January 22. Of the full compensation of ₹20 lakh announced by the government, the archetypal instalment of ₹5 lakh was distributed by District In-charge Minister K Venkatesh.
The deceased has been identified arsenic Praveen, a autochthonal of Mandya district. He was portion of a radical of devotees undertaking a padayatra to the Malai Mahadeshwara Swamy Temple erstwhile the leopard attacked him. This is believed to beryllium the archetypal specified incidental successful caller years successful which a devotee connected a padayatra was killed successful a wildlife attack.
The temple draws galore devotees, galore of whom locomotion to the shrine arsenic portion of their spiritual observances.
In the aftermath of the incident, authorities person suspended the padayatra and the question of two-wheelers successful the M.M. Hills portion till January 24 arsenic a precautionary measure.
After the attack, the Minister held an exigency gathering successful Chamarajanagar connected January 22, urging wood officials to instrumentality the incidental earnestly and fortify measures to forestall wildlife attacks connected humans. He stressed that specified incidents indispensable not hap again.
