Hathras (UP), April 2 A 55-year-old farmer was killed at a hospital in Hathras on Thursday after being attacked by a swarm of bees in Aligarh, police said.
This is the fourth such death in the state in the past two months.
The incident occurred in Kamawali village in Aligarh's Iglas area when the victim, identified as Manohar Lal, was working in his field with family members.
According to officials, bees emerged from a tree and attacked him.
Hearing his cries, nearby farmers rushed to his aid and dispersed the bees, but by then he had lost consciousness.
He was first taken home and later rushed to the district hospital in Hathras, where doctors pronounced him dead.
Iglas is closer to the Hathras district hospital than the Aligarh district hospital.
The body has been sent for post-mortem.
Fatal bee attacks have been reported from various parts of the state in recent weeks.
On March 23, a 60-year-old farmer, Saheb Singh, died in Mainpuri after being attacked by bees while working in a chilli field.
On March 10, a 55-year-old devotee, Sant Ram, died, along with two others, in a similar incident at a temple in Ambedkar Nagar.
On February 19, a 65-year-old umpire, Manik Gupta, died, and several players were injured after being attacked by a swarm of bees during a cricket match in Unnao.