Garhwa: A wild bear mauled three villagers including two brothers to death and injured three others on Friday night at Barkol village in Garhwa district.
The injured including a woman are being treated at Sadar Hospital, Garhwa and are reported to be out of danger.
The incident happened at around 8 pm when 38-year-old Anit Gidh came out of his house in Barkol Khurd village. The village is situated at the foothills of Sonvarsha Mountains surrounded by forest. After covering a distance of 200 meters from the house, a wild bear attacked him. In an attempt to escape from the attack, he shouted for help. Hearing his voice, his elder brother Sunit Gidh, 42, ran towards him. On reaching the spot, the bear attacked him too. A third villager, 40-year-old Raju Minj rushed to help the brothers when he was also attacked. All three were seriously injured in the bear attack and died on the spot.
Later in the night, the bear attacked three more villagers who were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Civil Surgeon Dr Kamlesh Kumar said, "One of the villagers has suffered a serious injury on his left eye due to a wild bear attack.”
“The injured being treated here, are out of danger,” Kumar added.
(Our correspondent)
Girl with MBA degree caught with labourer boyfriend
Barkagaon police station in Hazaribagh. Picture by Vishvendu Jaipuriar
Hazaribagh: Ambedkar Nagar police of Uttar Pradesh caught a woman who had eloped with her boyfriend in a Hazaribagh village.
Rashmi Kumari, having an MBA degree, had run away with her daily wage wage earner partner, Haidar Hussain from Ambedkar Nagar.
On Friday, police raided a house in Bherwa Dadi village under Barkagaon police station where the duo were caught.
Rashmi stuck to her decision to live with Haidar. “We both got married four years ago and we are living together for the last four months,” she said.
Haidar, a matriculate, said he and Rashmi are adults and free to take their own decision.
Rashmi's father and other relatives were also present in Hazaribagh and officials said they will take a decision after getting directives from the court.
(Vishvendu Jaipuriar)
Insurance agent dupes customers of Rs 80 lakh
Kahkasha Nisha Picture by Vishvendu Jaipuriar
Hazaribagh: A life insurance agent duped nine individuals of Rs.80 lakh at SBI main branch of Hazaribagh town.
Kahkasa Nisha was newly posted at the branch and was introduced to customers by bank employees after which she started taking money for fixed deposit in the bank for better returns.
Three FIRs were registered against her at Sadar police station after she disappeared with Rs 80 lakh. However, bank employees who introduced her to customers are claiming they didn't know her.
Subdivisional police officer Mahesh Prajapati said they were probing as how she was allowed to sit and work at the bank's main branch. SBI branch manager Vikas Kant said he had taken charge recently and was not in a position to comment. But he said insurance agents are allowed to continue their business at the bank.
(Vishvendu Jaipuriar)