KHAMDONG, 19 Aug: 50-year-old Mani Tamang, a resident of Thangsing Basti near Khamdong in East Sikkim, was mauled by a bear this morning at around 11.30 a.m. when she had entered the forest near her house to collect fodder. She has suffered deep lacerations on her face and arms and was rushed to the STNM Hospital in a precarious condition.
Sources inform that she was rescued by a neighbour alerted to her plight by her cries of alarm.
Residents of the area inform that a bear had been sighted in the area for the past fortnight and had also damaged standing crops of maize which have ripened in the area. Corn, it may be recalled, is a favourite food of bears and when maize ripens, bear visits become frequent.
Following a special order received from the Forest office, its personnel tracked down the animal and killed it this afternoon.
Sources inform that she was rescued by a neighbour alerted to her plight by her cries of alarm.
Residents of the area inform that a bear had been sighted in the area for the past fortnight and had also damaged standing crops of maize which have ripened in the area. Corn, it may be recalled, is a favourite food of bears and when maize ripens, bear visits become frequent.
Following a special order received from the Forest office, its personnel tracked down the animal and killed it this afternoon.
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