Two Bear Attacks Reported in South Kashmir; Man and Woman Injured
Shopian/Tral, KNT: A 40-year-old man and a woman were injured in separate bear attacks reported from Shopian and Tral areas of south Kashmir on Friday.
In Shopian, the man was attacked by a wild bear in an apple orchard in the Sedow area of the district.
An official said the animal attacked the man while he was in the orchard. The injured was identified as Sadiq Ahmad Thokar, 40, son of Abdul Rahman, a resident of Sedow.
He was shifted to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Shopian for treatment.
Meanwhile, another bear attack was reported from Handoora, Aripal, in Tral area of Pulwama district.
A woman identified as Hajira, wife of Ghulam Ahmad Khan, a resident of Handoora, Aripal, was attacked by a bear and sustained injuries.
She was shifted to SDH Tral for treatment. Authorities have taken cognizance of both incidents. [KNT]
