Mainpuri (UP), Mar 24 (PTI) A 60-year-old farmer died while a few other villagers were injured in a bee attack in the Elaau area here, a police officer said on Tuesday.
Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Arun Kumar Singh said the deceased — identified as Saheb Singh (60), a resident of Nagla Soti village in Elaau — and some other villagers were working in his chilli field on Monday evening when a swarm of bees attacked them.
The villagers fled to save their lives, but the bees chased and stung them all over.
Saheb Singh was rushed to a hospital in a critically injured condition, where doctors declared him dead, the Additional SP said.
His body has been sent for an autopsy, he said.
Singh said the injured are undergoing treatment at various private hospitals. PTI COR NAV RUK RUK
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