Bengaluru, April 19 -- Sujatha of Siddarthanagar, who saved her mother-in-law from the leopard, to be honoured with Kittur Rani Chennamma Bravery Award next year

Minister for Women and Child Development Lakshmi Hebbalkar has lauded the courage and bravery of Sujatha, a resident of Siddarthanagar in Mysuru, who risked her life to save her aged mother-in-law from a leopard that had taken shelter under a cot inside their home on Friday. The Minister has also announced next year's Kittur Rani Chennamma Bravery Award for Sujatha.

Stating that the incident was a powerful testament of bravery and the strong relationship of Sujatha with her mother-in-law, Minister Hebbalkar said that although the incident unfolded suddenly, it showed "exception...