Hubballi: Leopard attacks man, kills two sheep

BELAGAVI: Panic gripped villagers living near the forest fringes of Khanapur taluk after a leopard attacked a man and killed two sheep.
The leopard has been on the prowl since two days and killed two sheep in the early hours of of Tuesday.
Shrikanta Gouda, 23, from Avarolli village, miraculously escaped the attack on him by the big cat on Wednesday. He was attacked when he went to the fringes of the forest to collect fodder for his livestock. People in the surrounding villages — Hiremunavalli, Tolagi, Bilagi and Kadtan Bagewadi — too are worried.
Range forest officer Shrikanta Kadolakar said department staff are camping at the village to catch the leopard. “Not just Avarolli village, our men have been deployed in neighbouring villages too. We have made all arrangements to catch the animal,” he informed.