Bear attack injures man in Tral village

Tral, Oct 6: A man was injured after being mauled by a bear in Nagbal village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday morning.
The injured, identified as Mushtaq Ahmed, son of Abdul Rasheed Gujjar, was attacked after he stepped out of his house in the morning. He was subsequently shifted to a hospital for treatment.
The incident has raised concern among residents over the movement of wild animals in inhabited areas. Villagers urged the Wildlife Department to intensify surveillance in vulnerable areas and take measures to prevent threats to human settlements.
A Wildlife Department official said a team was dispatched to the area after receiving information about the incident and the presence of the wild animal.
The official urged residents to cooperate with the department and advised them to avoid venturing outside unnecessarily, particularly in vulnerable areas.