5 injured in wild boar attack in Dhenkanal

Dhenkanal: In a fresh case of man-animal conflict, five persons were injured following attack by a wild boar at Bhangamala village under Sadar police limits here on Saturday.

According to sources, the injured persons were first admitted to Athagarh hospital. Later, two of the five injured persons shifted to Cuttack as their health condition worsened.

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Being informed about the incident, forest officials rushed to village. The animal died while the forest officials were attempting to drive it away.