Bhubaneswar, Oct. 1 -- A 75-year-old man was severely injured after two bears allegedly attacked him on Thursday while he had gone outside his house to relieve himself in Juria Patana village under Oupada in Nilagiri, Balasore district of Odisha.

The injured man has been identified as Kailash Dhaudia. According to the reports, he was attacked from behind by two bears.

Hearing his cries, family members and neighbours rushed to the spot. The bears reportedly left the elderly man and fled towards a field road after people arrived.

While moving away from the area, the bears also attempted to attack a neighbouring woman. However, she narrowly escaped the attack after taking cover behind a wire fence.

The bears later moved towards Devagiri ...