NUAPADA: At least 50 people sustained injuries, two including a sarpanch grievously, after being attacked by a swarm of bees in a weekly market at Dohelpada village under Khariar block here on Tuesday.
The seriously injured victims are Jamkhunta sarpanch Uddhaba Behera and a local from Bankapur village Garra Hans. While sarpanch Behera was taken to the Sindhekela community health centre, Hans was rushed to the Khariar sub-divisional hospital for treatment.
Around 30 people who sustained minor injuries visited the hospital in Bolangir while the rest 20 were rushed to a hospital in Nuapada. Sources said all of them are stable and were sent back home after being provided with necessary treatment.