Madikeri, Feb 21: A tiger which entered into a village in South Kodagu has claimed the life of a schoolboy yesterday.
The deceased has been identified as Ayyappa, 16, son of Eravara Basava, a resident of Srimangala Kumaturu village in Ponnampete. He was a Class 8 student.
It is learnt that the tiger attacked Ayyappa in the evening when he had stepped out of home to fetch water.
The tiger pounced on the boy and killed him on the spot. The boy’s brain has come out of the scull in the attack.
It could be recalled here that last year a tiger was captured by in South Kodagu after it killed several cattle.
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