Dhenkanal:
A villager and a wild bear were both killed after a fight ensued between the two in Odsha's Dhenkanal district on Monday, police said.
The deceased identified as Mulia Biswal, 50, accompanied by his granddaughter, was going to a mango grove in Bisoi village when the bear chased him.
The fear stricken girl managed to flee the spot alone, reached the village and informed about the incident, inspector-in-charge, Parjang, Pradipta Kumar Das said.
The villagers immediately rushed to the spot and found to their utter surprise that the wild animal was lying dead, apparently killed with a sharp weapon by Biswal, who was fighting for survival with his scalp out.
He was immediately taken to the government hospital at Parjang where doctors pronounced him dead.
The deceased identified as Mulia Biswal, 50, accompanied by his granddaughter, was going to a mango grove in Bisoi village when the bear chased him.
The fear stricken girl managed to flee the spot alone, reached the village and informed about the incident, inspector-in-charge, Parjang, Pradipta Kumar Das said.
The villagers immediately rushed to the spot and found to their utter surprise that the wild animal was lying dead, apparently killed with a sharp weapon by Biswal, who was fighting for survival with his scalp out.
He was immediately taken to the government hospital at Parjang where doctors pronounced him dead.
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