A teenage boy and a senior
citizen were killed and two persons injured in a bear attack in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday evening, police said.
Ramprasad (15) and Lalji Gond (65) were attacked by a wild sloth bear in a forest close to Dharseri village, over 340 kilometres from here, when they were grazing cattle, an Odgi police station official said.
"The boy tried to chase away the bear but it pinned him down. Lalji tried to save him, but both ended up losing their lives. The bear then attacked two villagers who were part of a crowd that rushed to the site. It went into the forest later," he said.
The kin of the deceased were given Rs 25,000 as relief while the rest of the compensation will be handed out after formalities are completed, he said.
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