Minor boy killed in bear attack in Baramulla village

Baramulla, Aug 08 : A minor boy was killed in a bear attack in Wagoora area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said here on Monday evening.

An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the boy identified as Ehsan Ahmad Shah (04) of Wagoora was playing outside his home when a bear attacked him and left him critically injured.

He said that the injured was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.

He added that after medico-legal formalities the body was handed over to his legal heirs for last rites—(KNO)