At least three persons including two women were feared killed by a wild bear in a dense forest adjacent to Balipata village here.
Reports said Kuntala Chattar (35) and Gomati Jhankar (35) of Balipata village were attacked by a bear when they had gone to a nearby hill to collect dates on Thursday.
Similarly, another person Chaitanya Sahoo of the same village was killed by the rogue bear on Sunday morning. Their bodies are yet to be recovered.
On Sunday afternoon, Deogarh ACF Suresh Chandra Sethi, along with policemen, went into the forest, but reportedly, failed to capture the wild animal, some villagers said.