Bear trapped on Hosadurga outskirts

CHITRADURGA: A bear, which was creating trouble in Hosadurga, was captured outside the town on Friday by the Forest Department staff.

The Forest Department staff tranquilised the animal and shifted it to a zoo.

The bear, aged about seven years, had been spotted near the bus station leading to panic among citizens. It was traced to a bushy area outside the town and tranquilised. Later, it was shifted to the Adumalleshwara Mini Zoo in Chitradurga.