Three people were injured when a bear attacked them in different villages in the Titilagarh Forest Range in Balangir district on Thursday morning.
According to forest officials, a bear first attacked a woman, Kabita Bhoi, of Yubamal village while she had gone to her house backyard to attend to nature's call. The bear attacked her in her face, hand and other parts of her body. She was taken to the Saintala Community Health Centre for treatment.
As locals raised alarm and drove the bear out of the village, the animal attacked two more persons, Kishore Kumbhar and Anjana Majhi, of Dehel village when they were going to their agriculture fields.
After injuring the three persons, the bear went to the other side of the Lanth river.