An operation by the Forest department on Tuesday to tranquilise a straying bear in human habitats at Tharuvana near Mananthavady under the North Wayanad Forest Division has turned futile.
The animal triggered panic among residents of Kunnummalangadi, Paliyana, and Karingari near Thruvana on Tuesday morning after they sighted the animal in a paddy field.
The animal had been sighted in a human habitat at Ondayanagady near Mananthavady two days ago. It was reported that it consumed coconut oil and sugar after it broke open the kitchen door of St. Sebastian’s Church at Kommayad on Monday night.
