M.M. Hills, May 10 -- A 10-year-old boy from Bengaluru was killed in a leopard attack this morning between Indiganatha village and Nagamale in the forested stretch leading to Male Mahadeshwara Temple in Male Mahadeshwara Hills.

The route is frequently used by devotees undertaking a padayatra to the hill shrine. The deceased is Harshith. He was trekking to the hilltop along with his parents and a group of devotees when the incident occurred around 7 am.

According to preliminary information, the group was passing through a forest stretch when a leopard, believed to have been hiding in thick bushes, suddenly attacked the boy. Despite desperate attempts by his parents and other devotees to scare away the animal, the leopard reportedly dragg...