A middle-aged man employed with the Chhattisgarh Forest Department died after he was attacked by a full-grown bear in the dense forests of Surjapur on Monday.
According to reports, the forest official was badly mauled by the enraged bear. The man soon succumbed to injuries and died on spot. The victim was part of the forest department team that went to hunt down the bear following complaints of attack on several persons in the recent past.
Some locals, who witnessed the incident, tried to shoo away the animal by shouting but in vain as nobody cold gather enough courage to go near the wild animal and save the dying man.