Leopard camera trapped raising hopes of its early capture in T.Narsipur

It appears to be the same leopard whose images were captured by the camera traps when the first killing took place, said the Chief Conservator of Forests, Mysuru circle.

A leopard was camera trapped on Sunday at Ukkalgere Betta in T. Narsipur close to the place where the first of the two human killings took place in the taluk.  

This has infused fresh optimism of the leopard’s early capture even as there has been a change of strategy with the focus now shifting to M.L. Hundi where Manjunath was killed on October 31.

The authorities had camped in and around Kebbehundi where Meghna was killed by a leopard on Thursday.

Malathi Priya, Chief Conservator of Forests, Mysuru circle, said that the combing operations were concentrated around Kebbehundi where the second killing took place. But now that there is a camera trapped image of a leopard near M.L. Hundi where Manjunath was killed, the operations will shift there, she said.

It appears to be the same leopard whose images were captured by the camera traps when the first killing took place, said Ms. Malathi Priya.

Apart from camera trapped images, there were fresh pug marks and scats in the vicinity giving strong indications that the leopard was lurking nearby.

As there are nearly 120 forest personnel engaged in combing operations including the special tiger force squad, a section of them will continue to monitor the area around Kebbehundi as well.