Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Nov 30: Panic gripped Block Panchari of District Udhampur after a woman was attacked by bear at village Gulla Ban, here today.
The victim, identified as Taro Devi (54) wife of Munshi Ram of Dubi Gali, Panchari, was attacked by the bear when she was on her way to home and had been passing near a forest area, this afternoon. Before some villagers came to her rescue, the bear critically injured her and fled.
Later the victim was shifted to District Hospital Udhampur and her condition was stated to be stable. Locals said that this was second incident of bear attack in the area during a fortnight. On November 17, bear had attacked a man at village Panjar.
Even as Police and Wildlife Department officials rushed to the village after the incident, the people were worried about the safety of their cattle.
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