Wolves Launch Fresh Attack In Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich, 5-Year-Old Boy Killed

Bahraich: In a fresh attack by a pack of wolves, one child was killed and three others were injured in a fresh attack by wolves in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district. 

According to forest department officials, before the teams could reach the scene, the wolves had already moved to the nearby village of Raipur, where they attacked and carried away Ayansh, a five-year-old child, from his parents' home.

Wolves Launch Fresh Attack In Bahraich, One Child Killed 

This incident adds to a series of recent attacks, with five children having fallen victim to wolves in the past month and a half, the official said.

As per Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Ajit Pratap Singh, wolves had attacked three children in a village on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, and by the time the response teams arrived, the wolves had already moved on to another village, where they killed a five-year-old child.

The victim child's partially devoured body was found in a nearby field in the early hours of Tuesday, official said, adding that, "the body has been taken into custody for post-mortem examination".

Singh said six children have now died in similar attacks over the past month and a half in the region.

Meanwhile, experts including IFS Akashdeep Badhawan from Barabanki and B Shivshankar from the Katarniaghat wildlife division are leading the ongoing efforts to control the situation.

According to officials, High-frequency drone cameras are being used to monitor the wolf pack, so far, three wolves have been captured, he said.

However, there is still uncertainty about the total number of wolves involved, with the administration and forest department estimating three more wolves, while villagers claim there could be up to a dozen, official said. 

(With inputs from PTI)