As many as four farmers of Bagataila and Mahulia village under Mahulia GP of Rajnagar block sustained injuries on Sunday following a rowdy jackal went on a biting spree ,after entering into the agriculture fields while the ill fated farmers were engaged in crop cutting.
The injured were identified as Dhaneswar Pradhan, Aviram Samal of Baghataila village , Sanjay Kumar Das and another fellow villager of Mahulia. These villages are located within the fringes of the Bhitarkanika National park
The injured later were rushed to the Rajnagar CHC for treatment. Meanwhile, panic struck among the farmers of the locality as they feared to enter into the agriculture fields for carrying out crop cutting work apprehending presence of jackals.