Wild bear attacks leave four dead, three injured in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: People living in the Kanker and Dhamtari areas of Chhattisgarh are terrified and angry at forest officers after wild bears attacked villagers in different places. The attacks left four people dead and three heavily injured.
A brave sacrifice for children
The most heartbreaking incident happened on Wednesday daytime near a high school and girls’ hostel in Largaon Markatola, Kanker district.
According to the New Indian Express, a 50-year-old woman named Gorse Juri, who worked as a cook at an ashram, was walking home. She was with her 45-year-old brother, Halal Khor Juri, and two small children. Suddenly, an angry mother bear attacked them.
To save the children, the brother and sister quickly pushed the kids away to safety and turned around to fight the bear.
Their other sister, 43-year-old Khorin Bai Juri, was working in a nearby field. Hearing their loud cries for help, she ran to save them. Sadly, the bear was too strong and killed all three siblings.
Why was the bear so angry?
Forest officer Raunak Goyal (Kanker DFO) explained why the bear acted so violently. He said the mother bear’s baby had died just a day before because of a bad liver illness.
“Distraught and infuriated by the sudden loss of her cub, the female bear lashed out in a violent frenzy when she unexpectedly encountered the villagers,” Goyal said.
Attacks in other villages
Bears attacked people in two other places as well. In Siharinala (Kanker district), a villager named Devbali Ram Dhruv was attacked and killed by a wild bear.
In Singpur (Dhamtari district), two men, named Ramprasad Sahu and Ramprasad, went into the forest to collect wild mushrooms. A bear attacked them, but they managed to run away. Both were seriously hurt.
Help and warnings from forest officers
Forest officials have given Rs 25,000 immediately to the families of those who died. They promised to give Rs 6 lakh more to each family within a week.
Officers have also strictly asked all villagers not to go to the forest area alone.
Curated by- Ramansh Dhadwal