Man injured in attack by wild bear in Poonch

Jammu, Jan 18 (PTI) A man was injured in an attack by a wild bear in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Thursday, officials said.

The incident took place in Surankote area when the man was attacked by a bear in a forest area, they said.

The locals rushed to the spot and saved him and took him to a hospital for treatment. The victim got sixty stitches, the official said.