KANPUR, May 26 -- A swarm of bees attacked a total of 11 people, including a group of senior administrative officials-among them two IAS officers-near the Buddhist caves in the dense forest area of Deogarh on Sunday, triggering panic and leaving several injured.

Among those injured were Sunil Kumar Verma, special secretary (silk development), chief development officer (CDO) KK Pandey, and additional district magistrate (ADM) for Namami Gange, Rajesh Srivastava, according to officials in Lalitpur.

The incident took place while the officials were on a multi-day visit to the district to review developmental projects and evaluate tourism potential. After inspecting the remains of the Dashavatara temple, the group proceeded towards the nearb...