2 women among 5 injured in wild boar attack in Cuttack

Cuttack: Five persons including two women sustained injuries in an attack by a wild boar at Dulanapur village under Banki Tehsil of Cuttack district today.

All the five injured have been admitted to the hospital and are stated to be stable.

According to reports, a wild boar strayed into the village from nearby Chandaka-Damapada forest and attacked the villagers.

Soon after the incident, the villagers of Dulanapur staged protests and blocked the Jatamundia-Khurda road by burning tires.

The agitating locals demanded the concerned administration to bear the medical expenses and security from the animals that often stray into their village from the nearby forest.