A shocking video showing of a bear being brutally beaten up by a group of villagers of Uppanayakanahalli in Chitradurga district in Karnataka was released on Wednesday.
The video shows a bear caught in a net being hit by villagers with sticks and stones.
According to India Today, the bear allegedly attacked a farmer on Tuesday afternoon and had also attacked a police constable on Wednesday.
Though villagers had reportedly informed the forest officials about bear-attacks, the officials had not taken any action. Hence, the enraged villagers decided an assault on the bear.
Deccan Herald reported that the bear was taken by the forest officials and is now undergoing treatment in a near