Raja Syed Rather
Ganderbal, Aug 25: Two persons including an elderly man were injured after they were attacked by a bear in two separate incidents in Kangan area of Ganderbal district on Wednesday.
An official said that a 70-year-old man identified as Ghulam Ahmad Sheikh, son of Sadiq Khan of Akhal was injured after he was attacked by a bear.
He said the injured person was rushed to SDH Kangan from where he was referred to SKIMS Soura for advanced treatment.
In another incident, a 33-year-old man identified as Mohammed Rafiq Khatana, son of Ali Mohammed Khatana of Anderwan Kangan was attacked by a bear in his residential area after which he was shifted to SDH Kangan.
Meanwhile, the teams of wildlife department have rushed to the spot to trace the wild bear.
