Pulwama, Jan 17: Panic gripped the busy market area at Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday after a wild boar, entered public space and attacked civilians, leaving four people injured.
The incident occurred in the market area of Tral town, where people were going about their normal business when the animal suddenly appeared and began charging at passers-by.
The unexpected assault caused chaos as men, women and children tried to escape from its path.
At least four persons sustained injuries in the attack and were immediately evacuated by locals and health responders to the Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Tral for urgent medical attention.
The injuries ranged from lacerations and bruises to deeper wounds caused by the boar’s tusks.
Medical staff at SDH said that the injured have been treated at the hospital and are in a stable condition.
Soon after the news spread, Rafiq Ahmad Naik, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) MLA representing the Tral Assembly constituency, rushed to the SDH Tral to meet with the injured victims and their families. “Such attacks reflect larger problems related to human-animal conflict, especially in areas close to forests or where wild animals increasingly stray into human settlements,” Naik said.
He asked the administration, wildlife and forest departments to take immediate steps to prevent similar incidents in the future. “The victims should be compensated,” he added—(KNO)
