MP: 17 forest department staffers hurt in bee attack

Seventeen forest department staffers were today injured, two of them seriously, in a bee attack in jungle of Budhi Chanderi in the district.
DFO Sanjay Chauhan and SDO SL Bhargav were attacked and severely bitten by a swarm of honey bees while 15 others sustained minor bites while they were on their way to attend a state government function at Budhi Chanderi, some 70 km from here, Forest Ranger Monica Thakur told PTI.
She said Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Chauhan and Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) Bhargav are out of danger.
The staffers are being treated at a hospital, Thakur added.