CHIKKAMAGALUR, RAICHUR: A five-year-old girl died after being attacked by a leopard in Navilekal Gudda village in Kadur taluk on Thursday night.

The leopard attacked the child in a cowshed behind her house. When the family members heard the child’s screams, they rushed out and saw the leopard dragging the child towards the forest.

The locals searched for the child and found her body near the forest area. A case has been registered at the Birur police station.

Meanwhile, a cunning leopard that has been spotted frequently near Koththaddodi in Devadurga taluk of Raichur district has outsmarted the Forest department’s attempts to capture it. The leopard has visited the trap cage twice, but managed to escape without getting caught.

The leopard’s cleverness was evident in the way it approach

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