Hanagodu: A 65-year-old shepherd was mauled to death and carried away by a tiger on the fringes of Nagarahole National Park near Hunsur yesterday. Forest Department and the local tribals, who had launched combing operations last evening, found the half-eaten body inside the jungle this noon.
Jagadeesh, a resident of Neralakuppe B. Haadi on the fringes of the forests, had been to graze sheep as his usual practice. He left home yesterday morning and did not return to his village but the goats and sheep returned to their sheds.
