The Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) has ordered an inquiry into the death of a six-year-old girl on the Alipiri footpath leading to Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala on August 11 night.
The girl, Lakshita, hailing from Pothyreddipalem village in Nellore district, was reportedly mauled to death by a leopard near Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple when she, along with her parents, was trekking to the Tirumala hills. Her body was found in the forests nearby on August 12.
Expressing concern over the incident, APSCPCR Chairman Kesali Appa Rao has directed the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), forest, police and revenue officials concerned to submit a report.