Jammu, Sep 13: A woman sustained serious injuries after being attacked by a wild bear in a remote village of Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, early Saturday, officials said.
The victim, identified as Rubina Begum, was attacked outside her house in Gagrian, Sawjian area around 5:30 am. Hearing her cries, neighbours rushed to her rescue and managed to chase the bear back into a nearby forest.
Begum was immediately shifted to a hospital in Poonch for treatment.
Her husband, Mohd Yousuf, appealed to the Wildlife Protection Department to take urgent steps to prevent frequent black bear incursions into residential areas, which have become a growing threat to villagers.