Bear attacks woman in Tirupattur

TIRUPATTUR: Triggering panic among locals, a mother bear strayed into an agricultural land with her two cubs near Melmamudimanapalli village in Natrampalli on the Tamil Nadu–Andhra Pradesh border on Thursday, and attacked a woman who was working in the fields.

According to forest officials, the bear entered the fields near Pachur, most likely in search of water due to the ongoing heat wave and water scarcity. S Manimekalai (28), who was picking cotton, sustained minor injuries in the attack. Locals took her to the government hospital in Natrampalli, where she is undergoing treatment.