Priest killed in suspected leopard attack in Magadi; villagers demand action

Villagers said cattle had been attacked by a leopard a few days earlier. | Image for representation | Photo Credit: File photo

A 60-year-old farmer and temple priest was found dead in his agricultural field following a suspected leopard attack at Kalludevanahalli village of Magadi taluk on Monday (October 12) morning.

The deceased, Shivaswamy, was a priest at the village’s Mahadeshwara Swamy Temple. He had gone to his field around 6.30 a.m. to pluck flowers when the incident occurred.

A neighbouring farmer who arrived at the field around 7.30 a.m. found Shivaswamy lying in a pool of blood and alerted his family. The family members rushed to the spot and found him dead.