Enraged over the incident, villagers have blocked the Ponnampet-Kutta Road demanding shoot-on-sight order of the maneater tiger.
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MADIKERI: An eight-year-old boy was killed in a tiger attack in Belluru village of Kodagu district on Monday.
The incident took place when a 55-year-old labourer, Kencha, was carrying out sprinkler work at the estate belonging to one CK Subbaiah. He was accompanied by his grandson Ramaswamy who was watching his grandfather work. The tiger attacked the duo that left Ramaswamy dead and Kencha severely injured.
The forest department personnel were conducting a combing operation just a kilometer away from the attack site. On getting alerted by the locals, they rushed to the spot and shifted Ramaswamy s body immediately. Kencha too was hospitalised in Mysuru for treatment.