The bear had climbed a steep mountain ridge after being chased by the people from the nearby village, but fell into a stream after losing balance as people aimed stones at it.

A shocking video has gone viral on social media showing a brown bear tumbling into a stream from a steep mountain ridge after stones were thrown towards it in Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The eight-second video -- shared on Twitter by former director Tourism, Kashmir, Mehmood Shah -- shows a brown bear being stoned by people in Drass area of Kargil district in Ladakh region.

The incident sparked outrage on the social media as several people, including former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, termed it heartbreaking and inhuman.
"Heartbreaking and inhuman. Why invade their habitat in the first place?" Mehbooba wrote on Twitter while sharing the video clip.
People on social media have demanded action against those behind the incident.

TOGETHER WE STAND AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY.

WE WISH TO SEEK JUSTICE AND GET THE CULPRITS PUNISHED FOR THEIR WRONG DOINGS THAT CAUSED HARM TO THE INNOCENT ANIMAL.

WITH A SMALL FOOT WE START THIS PETITION.

YOUR SMALL HELP CAN STOP SUCH INCIDENTS FROM OCCURRING IN FUTURE COURSE.

WE REQUEST YOU TO SIGN THIS PETITION AND BE A PART OF ANIMAL LIFE SAVERS

LOOKING FORWARD FOR YOUR COOPERATION.