Police and forest department officials inspecting the spot where leopard attacked and killed Shivaswamy
Police and forest department officials inspecting the spot where leopard attacked and killed Shivaswamy Police and forest department officials inspecting the spot where leopard attacked and killed Shivaswamy According to police, Shivaswamy had left home around 5.45am to collect flowers for his temple from the agricultural field, around 400 metres away from home. Later, the forest officials visited the spot and confirmed that the pug marks belonged to a male leopard.
It was Shivaswamy’s routine to collect flowers for the temple by predawn, according to villagers. The milkman realised that an animal had attacked and killed the priest,” Magadi police told TOI . The flowers were scattered near the body,” police said.
However, by 7am, Shivaswamy was found lying in a pool of blood by a milkman who alerted the villagers. “At first, the milkman wondered why Poojarappa (Shivaswamy) was lying with his face down. When went near, milkman saw blood oozing out from the priest’s neck and abdomen. There were pug marks near the body. “Shivaswamy had collected a basketful of flowers when he was attacked.
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