Srinagar Sep 30 (IANS) A 75-year-old man was mauled to death on Saturday by a bear in north Kashmir s Bandipora district police said.
Police said Nazir Ahmad Chauhan was attacked by the wild animal in Chichinar village injuring him critically. He later succumbed to injuries in a hospital.
The human-animal conflict has been on the increase in Kashmir for the last decade due to shrinking of natural habitats of wild animals.
--IANS
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