Panic gripped Korabandi village under Korei police limits in Jajpur district on Saturday morning after a shocking incident of an alleged bear attack left an elderly man critically injured. The victim has been identified as Lakshman Parida, a resident of the same village.

According to sources, the incident occurred when Parida had gone out early in the morning to relieve himself in the nearby fields. Suddenly, a wild bear emerged from the nearby forest area and attacked him without warning. The elderly man tried to fight off the animal, but the bear mauled him severely, leaving him with deep injuries on his arm and waist.

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Hearing his cries for help, several villagers rushed to the spot and managed to scare away the anim

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