Patna: Fear of wild boar attacks is growing in the flood-hit Danapur diara region, with an elderly man and woman injured after being attacked in Dudhiya village under Akilpur panchayat on Monday morning. A seven-year-old girl was killed and around half a dozen people were injured in wild boar attacks reported in the region over the past few days.Prahlad Mahato sustained serious injuries in the latest attack, while Baisakhi Devi was also injured. Both are undergoing treatment at an upgraded middle school in the diara area, where a rural doctor is attending to them.The incidents have heightened concerns among villagers, who said wild boars were increasingly entering residential areas as floodwaters spread across the region.The latest attack came a day after a wild boar allegedly attacked and injured two people in Manas village on Sunday. Villagers later surrounded and killed the animal, according to the Danapur SDM.A series of attacks have been reported from flood-affected villages since Friday. On Saturday, seven-year-old Radha Kumari was killed in an alleged wild boar attack in Hetanpur. Villagers said several other people had also been injured in attacks in the area.Akilpur mukhiya Minta Devi’s representative Vakil Rai and former district councillor Om Prakash Yadav said around half a dozen people had been attacked by wild boars so far.Danapur SDM Virupaksh Vikram Singh said a forest department rescue team had reached the region and was monitoring the situation. “On Sunday evening, we received information about the sighting of a wild boar. By the time the rescue team reached the spot, villagers had killed it,” he said.“We have set up medical camps and shelters at school and college buildings and community halls for flood-affected people. Around 150 people are staying at Baldev High School, where medical facilities are available for people as well as cattle. In Maner block, similar arrangements have been made at a school and a college campus,” the SDM said.For residents of the flood-hit villages, safety remains a major concern. Villagers have urged the administration to take immediate measures to prevent further wild animal attacks.
