Residents of Koraput town and also visitors had to remain in fear for hours as two wild bears were spotted running hither and thither in the town.
According to information, the two bears from the nearby Banabharati forest had strayed into town on Wednesday night.
locals saw the two bears near the bus stand area on Thursday morning and, as the news spread, almost all residents stayed indoors.
The Forest Department has launched a hunt to capture the wild animals. Officials have asked for a tranquilizing team from Brahmapur and requisitioned a cage from Malkangiri to trap the wild bears.
“We are trying to trap the two bears, one of which has hidden in the PWD office,” said a forest official.
He too informed that the other bear has been driven out into the jungle.