Man Killed in Wild Boar Attack in Dailekh; Several Others Injured in Recent Incidents

‎Doti. One person died in Dailekh on Saturday due to a wild boar attack. The deceased has been identified as 50-year-old Padam Bahadur Bista of Bairatakura, Bhairavi Rural Municipality-5, according to Laxman Pachbhaiya, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Dailekh.

‎‎According to him, Bista was suddenly attacked by a wild boar while working in his own field near the jungle around 4 PM on Saturday. He stated that Bista died on the spot.

‎‎Similarly, on Magh 12, an elderly man died and two others were injured in a wild boar attack in Kurmakot, Ward No.-6 of the same rural municipality. According to Pachbhaiya, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Dailekh, 77-year-old Pradip Singh was first attacked by a wild boar while grazing goats in the jungle near his house.

‎‎‘Mr. Singh died at home while preparations were being made to take him to the hospital for treatment after sustaining serious injuries to various parts of his body,’ he said, ‘Local 40-year-old Deepak Sijali and 18-year-old Mikesh Sijali were also injured in the attack by the same wild boar.’

‎‎Among the injured, Deepak was sent to Provincial Hospital Surkhet for further treatment after receiving primary care at the District Hospital, while Mikesh is being treated at the District Hospital. Furthermore, Information Officer Pachbhaiya stated that 30-year-old Dipendra Baduwal was also injured in a wild boar attack on Magh 20 at Ukali Mode in Aathbisk Municipality-8 of Dailekh.

‎‎Dipendra was suddenly attacked by a wild boar on the road while going from home to Tilepata. ‘He sustained injuries to his hands, legs, and chest after being injured,’ he said-‘He was rescued by helicopter and sent to Surkhet.’‎‎

According to him, citizens in various parts of Dailekh have been living in fear due to the recent wild boar menace.

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