Two farmers of Hariabanka village under Jamboo Marine police station of Mahakalapada block sustained critical injuries on Monday when they were attacked by a herd of wild boars. The incident occurred when the victims were loading paddy crops in a tractor at their cornfields.
The injured were identified as Pasupati Jena (57) and Madan Acharya (47). They were rushed to the Mahakalapada CHC, later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital and subsequently to the SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, said sources.