Bhopal, Jul 16 (PTI) A 52-year-old man was attacked and killed by a bear in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal district on Sunday, an official said.

Chhagan Adivasi was attacked by a bear when he ventured into the forest near Kekadia village under Samardha forest range in the morning, Bhopal's divisional forest officer (DFO) Alok Pathak said.

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The injured man died on the way to a hospital, he said, adding that the body has been sent for post-mortem.

An immediate relief of Rs 10,000 was given to the family of the deceased and the process for providing compensation of Rs 8 lakh has been initiated, the official said.

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