A junior engineer posted in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district died on Sunday when a swarm of honeybees attacked him near his official residence, police officials said.

The deceased, identified as Biswanath Murmu, a junior engineer in the rural development department, was critically injured when a swarm of bees stung him. Unable to withstand the severe sting, the victim died on the way to the hospital, the officials added.

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The fatal bee attack took place in a government quarter allotted to Murmu at Mahuldiha village. The police have registered a case of unnatural death in this connection.