Chamarajanagar, Jan. 23 -- The Forest Department personnel have captured the leopard aged between two and three years which had attacked and killed a pilgrim on padayatra near Taalu Betta at the foot of Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills on Jan. 21 morning.

The big wild cat was tranquillised and captured by the Forest Department near Rangaswamy Vaddu yesterday night.

Details: The leopard, which was being sighted on the side of MM Hills Road since a week had attacked and killed a pilgrim identified as Praveen (30), a native of Cheeranahalli in Mandya, near Taalu Betta at the foot of MM Hills.

Praveen and his friends were heading towards MM Hills on foot when a leopard suddenly pounced on Praveen near Rangaswamy Vaddu and dragged him inside th...