Poonch: A woman was killed in a bear attack in Maharkot area of Mandi tehsil of Poonch district on Thursday evening.
Locals said that she was attacked by a bear and died on the spot. The deceased has been identified as 55-year-old Maryam Bi, wife of Sakhi Muhammad, resident of Maharkot Loran.
Police said that a team from police station Loran reached the site of the incident and took the body of the woman to Sub District Hospital Mandi for medico-legal formalities.