Bandipora: A woman was injured on Saturday when after being attacked by a black bear in the Ajas area of the Bandipora district
An official said that Aisha Begum, 50, wife of Bashir Ahmad Rather, a resident of Kawpora Ajas, was attacked by the black bear when she was working in a kitchen garden at Nagaiwaan, Ajas.
The woman suffered injuries in her left eye and was evacuated from the site to a nearby health facility from where she was referred to a Srinagar hospital for preferential treatment.
A Wildlife Department official said that soon after receiving intimation, a team was rushed to the spot to keep track of the movements of the bear to capture it at the earliest.

GOWHAR MAQBOOL