Two injured after attacked by Bear in Ladhoo Pampore

Srinagar, July 28: Two persons were injured after they were attacked by a bear in Ladhoo area of Pampore in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Sunday.

An official told the news agency Kashmir Scroll that a bear attacked two persons in Nagbal Ladhoo Khrew Pampore resulting in injuries to them.

They have been identified as Mohammad Aslam son of Sona Khan resident of Ladoo and Talib Hussain Khan son of Mohammad Iqbal resident of Ladoo.

Both the injured have been shifted to SDH Pampore for treatment, he said.

He added that the Wildlife Department has been called and locals have requested the department to capture the wild animal at an earliest.