<p>A three-member high power official team headed by state’s chief wildlife warden arrived in Odisha’s tribal-dominated Koraput district on Monday to conduct a detailed inquiry into the death of eight people following an attack by a bear in villages in the Kotpad area.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While the female bear from the wild killed three villagers on Saturday, five more became its victim on a single day on Sunday. Besides this, five villagers were injured in the attack. Subsequently, the bear was beaten to death by angry villagers.<br /><br />“The official team will conduct a detailed investigation into the unfortunate incident. They have been asked to submit their report within 48 hours,” state forest and environment minister Bijoyshree Routray said.<br /><br />Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has already announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the family of each of the villagers killed in the incident. The medical expenses of the injured persons will be taken care of by the government.<br /><br />Sources in the secretariat said the government ordered an inquiry into the incident following allegations that the incident could have been avoided with a little alertness on part of the local forest officials. <br />DH News Service</p>
<p>A three-member high power official team headed by state’s chief wildlife warden arrived in Odisha’s tribal-dominated Koraput district on Monday to conduct a detailed inquiry into the death of eight people following an attack by a bear in villages in the Kotpad area.<br /><br /></p>.<p>While the female bear from the wild killed three villagers on Saturday, five more became its victim on a single day on Sunday. Besides this, five villagers were injured in the attack. Subsequently, the bear was beaten to death by angry villagers.<br /><br />“The official team will conduct a detailed investigation into the unfortunate incident. They have been asked to submit their report within 48 hours,” state forest and environment minister Bijoyshree Routray said.<br /><br />Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has already announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the family of each of the villagers killed in the incident. The medical expenses of the injured persons will be taken care of by the government.<br /><br />Sources in the secretariat said the government ordered an inquiry into the incident following allegations that the incident could have been avoided with a little alertness on part of the local forest officials. <br />DH News Service</p>
