Bengaluru, May 9: A three-year-old boy was killed by a leopard in the early hours of Saturday in Magadi taluk near Bengaluru.
According to police, the boy identified as C Hemanth, was sleeping with his parents - Chandrasekhar and Mangalagowramma - outside his grandfather Chikkanna's residence at Kadaraiana Palya.
The couple, residents of Dodderi, near Big Banyan Tree (Dodda Alada Mara), had been staying at Chikkanna's [Mangalagowramma's father] residence since past a few days following the outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic in Bengaluru.
Some of the family members, with the child, had slept outside the residence on Friday as the temperature was high. The feline might have taken the child between 1.30 a.m. and 4 a.m., and killed it on the outskirts of the village, said the sources.
After a frantic search, family members and villagers found the mutilated body of the child in the early hours. The leopard had left the partially devoured body on the outskirts of the village, added the sources.
According to the villagers, many felines have been prowling in the area, probably arriving from forests around Magadi and attached areas, for the last several weeks.
The Forest Department officials said that they have launched an exercise to trap the animal by placing cages with live baits.
According to preliminary investigations, the child was killed by a leopard. Pugmarks were found near the body. A detailed investigation and post-mortem report will find the exact cause for the death.
The incident has sent shockwaves in the vicinity of the village. According to the sources, people are planning to launch a protest to condemn the killing of the boy.
Minister for Forest and Environment B.S. Anand Singh has announced a compensation of ₹7.5 lakh to the family of the victim.
Accompanied by Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha member D.K. Suresh, Magadi legislator Manjunath and senior officials, Mr. Singh visited the place on Saturday morning.
Addressing media persons, he said that the department has decided to start combing operations for the leopard.
Mr. Suresh said the leopard might have come from Thippagondanahalli reservoir's catchment area on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The leopard has already tasted the blood of the child and hence the department should initiate immediate action [as the chances of the feline becoming a man-eater is high, Mr. Suresh added.
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Someone is hiding here... I cant see narayana and groups today... Why guys why?? where are you?? Need your comments on this topic as nationalists are arrested without any reason!!
RSS group noted for terrorism, 99% of them are making easy money by doing terror activities now the time has come to ban this organization.
Leader of RSS is still hiding. Catch the big fish and rest of them will surrender easily.
Let police investigate n expose their full team member name photo all over India n call their backing famous media persons to discuss on rss agenda. Let them decide whether rss is a patriotic or terror group.
Cover the face with Saffron shawl which has their flag. Hand over to NIA.
How the Police gets Arabic shawl when Muslim get arrested? Our Police dept. is more dangerous than these terrorists.
RSS IS TERRRORIST ORGANIZATION. BOMBING , KILLING IS INCREASING IN THEIR ORGANZATION. MUST BAN THIS ORGANIZATION LIKE NEHRU GOVERNMENT BANNED AFTER THEY KILLED MAHATMA GHANDHI.
RSS terrorists
Y cover the face of the REAL TERRORIST.. and KILLERS.
Times up with cheddis deceptions....everything will be exposed
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