Bear Attack: Bear Attack Injures Two Women in Nuapada District | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Two women sustained injuries on Sunday after a bear attacked them while they were attending to nature’s call near Kotribahal village in Nuapada district.
The injured women, Jini Bhoe, 45, and Chaumani Ketki, 44, were admitted to the district headquarters hospital. Their condition is reported to be stable. Ajiz Khan, the divisional forest officer (DFO) for the Khariar territorial division, said that there is a provision for a Rs 5,000 compensation for bear attack injuries that result in less than seven days of hospitalisation.
“Bears keep straying into the area where the incident took place since it is close to the sanctuary,” said Ajiz. The DFO added that the bear seems to have retreated back into the forest. “However, we are using drones equipped with thermal cameras to monitor the area for any further bear activity near human settlements,” he added. TNN
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