India, Jan. 27 -- Panic gripped areas in G. Udayagiri block of Odisha's Kandhamal district after a wild boar attack left three persons injured, one of them critically on Monday. The attack was reported in Lingagada panchayat area near Srikala ghat.

As per reports, one Sasmita Mallik (35) of Dakapala village was returning home from G. Udayagiri with her husband Bapi Mallik on a motorcycle when the vehicle developed a mechanical fault near Srikala Ghat. While Bapi was repairing the bike, a wild boar suddenly emerged from the nearby forest and attacked Sasmita, causing serious injuries.

In another incident in the same locality, Apsari Pradhan (60) and Niranjini Pradhan (60) of Kanabagiri village were attacked by the animal while they were ...