Shopian: A 50-year-old man was injured after he was attacked by a bear in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday morning.
Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that a man identified as Nazir Ahmad Sheikh, son of Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, a resident of Chetterwach village in Imamsahib was injured when he was attacked by the bear in an orchard.
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The official said that the man received injuries on his face and was rushed to district hospital Shopian for treatment.
Meanwhile, a team of wildlife department was rushed to the spot to trace the bear and the wild beast attacked them as well.
A shooter with the Wildlife sleuths identified as Irfan Ahmad was also attacked and injured by the bear. He too was rushed to district hospital Shopian for treatment.
