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Two Siblings Injured in Bear Attack in Anantnag
A bear attacked two siblings in an orchard in Anantnag.
The siblings are named Aabid and Sehrish Nazir.
They were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The attack happened in the Kralmud area of Dooru.
People and wild animals are meeting more often in parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Forests are shrinking, while villages and orchards are expanding.
Roads, projects, and garbage can also bring animals closer to people.
Officials are using safety tools and control rooms to respond to these incidents.
A bear attacked siblings Aabid Nazir, 25, and Sehrish Nazir, 14, in an orchard in Kralmud, Dooru.
The injured siblings were taken to Sub-District Hospital Dooru for initial treatment.
Officials identified both victims as residents of Kralmud in Anantnag district.
Jammu and Kashmir recorded more than 17,200 human-wildlife conflict incidents between 2020 and mid-2025.
Authorities are using measures including pepper spray, noise devices, mild electric sticks, and active control rooms.
- Who
- Siblings Aabid Nazir, 25, and Sehrish Nazir, 14, were injured.
- What
- A bear attacked the two siblings.
- Where
- In an orchard in Kralmud, in the Dooru area of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir.
- When
- The attack occurred on Tuesday.
- Why
- The incident occurred amid rising human-wildlife conflicts linked to habitat loss, expanding settlements and orchards, disrupted wildlife corridors, and food sources near villages.
Key facts
- Victims
- Aabid Nazir, 25, and Sehrish Nazir, 14
- Incident
- Bear attack
- Location
- An orchard in Kralmud, Dooru, Anantnag
- Treatment
- Initial treatment at Sub-District Hospital Dooru
- Conflict incidents
- More than 17,200 human-wildlife conflict incidents were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir between 2020 and mid-2025
- Reported deaths
- More than 100 deaths were linked to those incidents during the same period
- Safety measures
- Pepper spray, noise devices, mild electric sticks, and active wildlife control rooms
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