Panic grips as bear strays into Bhawanipatna

Panic gripped the locals of Bhawanipatna town in Odisha after a wild bear strayed into the area and attacked humans here. Later the forest department was informed and operation to capture the beast was underway.

Bhawanipatna (Odisha): A wild bear entered a residential area of the Bhawanipatna city in Odisha's Kalahandi district, triggering panic among citizens after it attacked a person on Friday.

According to sources, the local police spotted the bear during regular patrolling and informed the forest department.

Reportedly, the animal also attacked a person here, inflicting him with serious injuries. In the video, the bear can be seen straying in the locality while local people can be seen trying to rescue the man by hitting the animal with sticks.

Following the man-animal conflict, the forest department launched an operation to capture the bear and release it into the forest.

The animals are suspected to have entered into the human settlement in search of food.

Later the forest department was informed and operation to capture the beast was underway. According to the district forest officer Nitish Kumar, the incident has happened for the second time in the area.

"This is happening for the second time during my tenure, first was on August 15 and then it has happened today. One tranquillising team is ready and after tranquilising it, we will leave it in the forest," Kumar said.

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