Mysuru: In a suspected case of a leopard attack, an 11-year-old boy died in Karnataka's Mysuru, police said on Sunday. The deceased boy has been identified as Jayanth. Jayanth had gone missing from Horalahalli village on Saturday evening and his mauled body was found on the outskirts of the village, police said.
They said a search was launched on receiving a complaint on Saturday. Police, along with the help of locals, looked for the boy, but later disbanded the search due to darkness. On resuming the search on Sunday morning, the body was found. According to sources, this is said to be the second such death in the last 48 hours, and the fourth since November 2022. Angry locals staged a protest blocking the road in T Narsipura. They alleged that the leopard had taken away the boy from the main road of the village. According to forest officials, combing operations were launched to trap the leopard.
