Elderly Man Injured in Wild Bear Attack in Jammu and Kashmir

Mohmmad Bashir, a 65-year-old man, was injured in a wild bear attack in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir. Nearby residents, alerted by his cries, managed to scare the bear away. Bashir sustained facial injuries and was transported to Raja Sukhdev Singh district hospital for treatment.

In a tragic incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a 65-year-old man named Mohmmad Bashir was injured in a wild bear attack on Tuesday, officials reported.

Bashir was on his way to a nearby forest area in the Loran region when the bear attacked him. His distress calls caught the attention of nearby residents, who rushed to help and successfully scared the bear away.

Bashir, who sustained multiple injuries particularly on his face, was immediately taken to Raja Sukhdev Singh district hospital in Poonch for medical treatment, officials confirmed.