<p> A 25-year-old man was mauled to death by bears in a forest in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur district, a forest official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The attack took place on Friday when Shivkumar Pavle, a native of Abhaypur village under Premnagar forest range, was on his way to his paddy field on a bicycle, said J R Bhagat, divisional forest officer (DFO) Surajpur forest division.</p>.<p>Pavle was accompanied by another villager Sunny Singh (22) when they encountered two bears, the official said.</p>.<p>While Singh managed to flee the scene, the animals attacked Pavle, injuring him severely, he said.</p>.<p>On being alerted about the incident, villagers rushed to the spot and chased the bears away, the official said, adding that the victim succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to a hospital.</p>.<p>The kin of the deceased were given an immediate assistance of Rs 25,000 and the remaining compensation of Rs 5.75 lakh will be given after completion of formalities, he said.</p>.<p>A case has been registered in this regard, the DFO added. </p>
<p> A 25-year-old man was mauled to death by bears in a forest in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur district, a forest official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The attack took place on Friday when Shivkumar Pavle, a native of Abhaypur village under Premnagar forest range, was on his way to his paddy field on a bicycle, said J R Bhagat, divisional forest officer (DFO) Surajpur forest division.</p>.<p>Pavle was accompanied by another villager Sunny Singh (22) when they encountered two bears, the official said.</p>.<p>While Singh managed to flee the scene, the animals attacked Pavle, injuring him severely, he said.</p>.<p>On being alerted about the incident, villagers rushed to the spot and chased the bears away, the official said, adding that the victim succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to a hospital.</p>.<p>The kin of the deceased were given an immediate assistance of Rs 25,000 and the remaining compensation of Rs 5.75 lakh will be given after completion of formalities, he said.</p>.<p>A case has been registered in this regard, the DFO added. </p>