Once again rogue a wild boar has let loose a reign of terror since Friday last in the district. A 50-year-old man was killed and six others were injured, one critically, when the boar attacked them at Jhinkadi (Hatabanapur) village under Kendrapara Sadar police limits on Wednesday near Chakroda lock.
Irate locals assaulted forest personnel with lathis and pelted stones at them alleging their failure to protect the villagers, injuring at least four of them. Even the Kendrapara Ranger did not escape from the mob fury. The locals also punctured a forest jeep and also destroyed a private Bolero jeep hired by a forest team to nab the boar.
The boar was hiding in a bush at Saharpur village near Chakroda lock, when the forest team of Kendrapara range along with a forest protection squad rushed to the spot with net and fire crackers. They were trying to nab and cage the boar when the latter came out and pounced on a person. The Sadar police reached the spot, dispersed the mob and rescued the forest team.