Five persons were injured when a herd of 20 wild boars went on a rampage in Gunduri village of Ganjam district on Thursday.
Patrapur Forest Range Officer RK Rout said the herd went on a rampage while several people were engaged paddy fields. “When the people tried to chase the wild boars away, the animals turned violent and attacked them,” he said, five men were injured in the incident.
The animals also destroyed several acres of standing crops in the area, claimed villagers.
The injured were first admitted in the Patrapur hospital and then shifted to the MKCG Medical College Hospital here.
The condition of two of them is stated to be serious.