In a tragic and unusual incident, a 62-year-old retired police officer lost his life after being attacked by a swarm of bees in Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred in Kinoudi Khairabad village under the Aliganj area, they said.
According to the family members, the deceased identified as Atar Singh had gone to irrigate his fields along with his sons when a large swarm of bees suddenly attacked him.
The bees stung Singh repeatedly, causing him to collapse on the spot.
He was taken to the Aliganj Community Health Centre in an unconscious condition, where doctors pronounced him dead, said Dr Akhlaq Khan, the medical officer at the facility.
A bee attack can turn fatal within minutes, particularly when a person receives hundreds of stings simultaneously,
he said.
(With inputs from PTI)
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