Srinagar, Sep 15: Two siblings were injured in a bear attack in J&K ’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said.
The attack occurred in an orchard in the Kralmud area of Dooru in south Kashmir’s Anantnag.
Officials said the injured have been identified as Aabid Nazir, 25, and Sehrish Nazir, 14, the son and daughter, respectively, of Nazir Ahmad Rather, and residents of Kralmud.
Both were evacuated to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Dooru for initial treatment.
Jammu and Kashmir recorded over 17,200 human-wildlife conflict incidents between 2020 and mid-2025, resulting in more than 100 deaths. J&K logged 15,661 conflict cases over a two-year span, causing 32 deaths and 350 injuries.
