
Boy injured in sloth bear attack near Valparai
The Hindu
Manambolly forest range officer A. Manikandan said the boy’s condition was stable
A 16-year-old boy was injured in the attack of a sloth bear near Valparai in Coimbatore district late on December 18.
The Forest Department said that A. Rahul, who is from the Upper Sholayar dam area near Valparai, was injured in the incident.
According to the Forest officials, the boy ventured out of his residence around 10.45 p.m. on December 18. He had a close encounter with a sloth bear that attacked him. He managed to run away from the animal, though his left leg was injured in the attack.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.