Touseef Wani
GANDERBAL : An eight-year-old boy was critically injured after a wild bear attacked him in Yarmuqam area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district .
Reports said a wild bear appeared near an orchard in Anderwan Yarmuqam area of Lar tehsil here at around 11:30 noon on Wednesday and attacked the boy, identified as Azhar Ahmed Khatana son of Gulzar Ahmed Khatana a resident of Yarmuqam Ganderbal, injuring him critically.
The injured was referred to SKIMS Soura Srinagar for advanced treatment.
He said that a team has been sent to the area to lay a cage to capture the bear.