<p>A 24-year-old man was mauled to death by a ‘maneater’ leopard at a hillock near Anegundi in Gagnavati taluk of Koppal district.</p>.<p>The mutilated body of Hulugesh, a cook at Adishakti Durgadevi Temple in Anegundi, was found at a hillock nearby on Thursday. Hulugesh went missing on Wednesday morning. The body, cut to pieces by the big cat, was found following a search by the temple staff and Forest personnel.</p>.<p>Forest Range Officer Shivraj told <span class="italic">DH</span>, “The leopard might have dragged Hulugesh away while he was defecating in the open at the hillock and mauled him to death on Wednesday morning. Last month, a leopard cub had attacked a nine-year-old boy from Hyderabad near the temple. We had caught that leopard. We had cautioned the temple staff and the residents not to venture near the hillock.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Deputy Conservator of Forests Harsha Bhanu, along with the Forest Department staff, visited the spot on Thursday.</p>.<p>The forest department has installed eight trap cameras. Apart from placing two cages at the vantage points, a tamed elephant has been roped in to catch the elusive ‘maneater’ leopard.</p>
<p>A 24-year-old man was mauled to death by a ‘maneater’ leopard at a hillock near Anegundi in Gagnavati taluk of Koppal district.</p>.<p>The mutilated body of Hulugesh, a cook at Adishakti Durgadevi Temple in Anegundi, was found at a hillock nearby on Thursday. Hulugesh went missing on Wednesday morning. The body, cut to pieces by the big cat, was found following a search by the temple staff and Forest personnel.</p>.<p>Forest Range Officer Shivraj told <span class="italic">DH</span>, “The leopard might have dragged Hulugesh away while he was defecating in the open at the hillock and mauled him to death on Wednesday morning. Last month, a leopard cub had attacked a nine-year-old boy from Hyderabad near the temple. We had caught that leopard. We had cautioned the temple staff and the residents not to venture near the hillock.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Deputy Conservator of Forests Harsha Bhanu, along with the Forest Department staff, visited the spot on Thursday.</p>.<p>The forest department has installed eight trap cameras. Apart from placing two cages at the vantage points, a tamed elephant has been roped in to catch the elusive ‘maneater’ leopard.</p>
