Bhubaneswar: A wild boar chewed off the palm of a child who was left alone as her parents worked at a nearby stone crusher in Khurda district Saturday, police said.
The incident took place at Dadhimachhagadia, the police said, adding the child’s parents are labourers from Ganjam district.
The one-and-half-year-old baby girl was admitted to Khurda district headquarters hospital (DHH) in a critical condition, the police said.
Doctors attending to her have suggested that she be taken to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, the police added.