Mysore/Mysuru: Close on the heels of frequent leopard attacks in T. Narasipur taluk in the district, that has claimed four lives in four months (starting from Oct.30, 2022 to Jan.21, 2023), a carcass of a partially devoured calf was found at K. C. Layout on Chamundi Hill main road in city. While the locals believe…
Leopard kills boy in T. Narasipur village
January 22, 2023Fourth death since Oct. 2022; irate villagers block highway Mysore/Mysuru: Close on the heels of a leopard killing an elderly woman at Kannayakanahalli in T. Narasipur on Friday, a 11-year-old boy fell victim to a leopard last night at Horalahalli in T. Narasipur. The half-eaten body of Jayanth was found this morning around one kilometre…
60-year-old woman killed in leopard attack
January 21, 2023T. Narasipur: The fear of leopard attack has returned to haunt villagers here, as in yet another incident, a 60- year-old woman was killed in a similar incident at Kannanayakanahalli in T. Narasipur taluk on Friday. It is the third such incident in the last three months, with two students falling victims in similar cases…
District Police solve T. Narasipur house burglary, Nanjangud cyber crime cases
January 10, 2023Four arrested, four absconding; 791.510 grams gold, 499.260 grams silver, Rs. 26,000 cash recovered Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, the Mysuru District Police have solved a house burglary case in T. Narasipur and a cyber crime case at Nanjangud by arresting a total of four accused and recovering gold, silver and cash from them. Addressing a…
Mystery shrouds death of man, kin
January 8, 2023Bodies of 28-year-old Manikanta and his relative 30-year-old Vasantha found in Kapila River at T. Narasipur T. Narasipur: Mystery shrouds the death of a 28-year-old man and his relative, whose bodies were found in Kapila river here on Saturday. While it is suspected to be a suicide pact, a relative of the deceased has suspected…
Leopard that killed two students finally trapped, shifted to Bannerghatta Biological Park
December 25, 2022T. Narasipur: People in T. Narasipur and surrounding 40 villages heaved a sigh of relief as the leopard that killed two persons was finally trapped in a cage at Madgaralingayyanahundi (M.L. Hundi) after an intensive 22-day-and-night operation. The leopard had attacked and killed Manjunath and Meghana, both students and had also attacked livestock and created…
Thermal drones to track leopard on the prowl
December 7, 2022Additional night-vision drone team arrives from Bengaluru; to begin search this evening Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department is setting up an advanced surveillance mechanism to track the elusive leopard that has already claimed the lives of two youths and terrorised the villagers in the rural belt of T. Narasipur. Except for two sightings in camera traps…
Leopard menace in T. Narasipur: DC orders sugarcane harvest in 23 villages
December 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Following a request from the Forest Department, Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has issued orders to harvest the standing sugarcane crops in those villages in T. Narasipur that have been affected by leopard attacks. The order was issued last evening to harvest crops in 23 villages that come under various Gram Panchayats…
Forest staff step up efforts to catch elusive leopard
December 5, 2022Fresh pug marks, scats spotted; DC appealed to initiate early sugarcane harvest Mysore/Mysuru: Leopard menace since the last one-and-a-half-months on the periphery of the villages and two people falling victims to the feline has triggered panic in T. Narasipur Taluk even as the Forest Department has upped efforts to rescue the animal. The Forest Department…
Girl student killed by leopard
December 2, 2022PCCF issues shoot at sight order; shooter from Kodagu being summoned for the task T. Narasipur: Even as the death of a youth in a leopard attack incident at M.L. Hundi village last month is still fresh in the minds of the villagers, a girl student was killed when a leopard attacked her at S….
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