Leopard attack fears lead to fall in devotees trekking to Tirumala

Devotees trekking to the abode of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala through the Alipiri and Srivari mettu pedestrian routes have declined drastically over the last one week, even as the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and the forest department intensified efforts to capture more leopards moving along the pathway and the ghat roads.