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Farmer killed in wild boar attack in Maharashtra's Yavatmal

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Press Trust of India Yavatmal
Last Updated : Mar 16 2018 | 8:20 PM IST

A farmer was today killed and a woman injured in two separate attacks by wild boars here, police said.

In the first incident, a 65-year-old farmer, identified as Babarao Ramji Rathod, died while undergoing treatment in a local hospital after he was attacked by a wild boar in Daheli village today morning, officials said.

In another incident, police said, a wild boar attacked Kanta Wankhede (30), a resident of Ambika Nagar here, and she is currently admitted in a local hospital.

In the past few days, two people, including a woman, have died in such attacks, police informed.

Inspector Rita Uikey of the Darwa police station said a case of accidental death had been registered and further investigations were underway.

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First Published: Mar 16 2018 | 8:20 PM IST

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