Wolf attacks haunt UP’s Bahraich again — five-year-old is latest victim

The new death has forced the forest team — which had concluded their operation and were relieved from duty after the fourth wolf was killed on November 15 — to return to the field to search for the animal believed to be involved in the latest attack.

Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Bahraich, Ram Singh Yadav, said the forest team has found pugmarks of a wolf in the area, indicating the presence of at least one animal. He added that drones are being used to monitor the surrounding villages and fields. “Two to three local residents have also claimed to have seen the animal,” he said.

According to officials, the incident took place on Friday evening when they received information that the child had been attacked and injured by a wolf in Malhan Purva village of Kaiserganj tehsil. A forest team immediately rushed to the spot.

The child was first taken to a nearby hospital, from where doctors referred him to the district hospital. After giving him first aid there, doctors advised that he be shifted to Lucknow for further treatment. However, the boy died on the way.

The injured child had been found inside a sugarcane field — a short distance from his house — where the wolf is believed to have attacked him.

The earlier wave of wolf attacks in Kaiserganj began on September 9, when a child was killed in Paragpurwa village. The most recent attack before the current case occurred on November 13, when a wolf allegedly dragged away a four-year-old girl.

In response to the crisis, the Forest Department had launched an intensive operation and divided the affected region into multiple zones to monitor and track the animals. Working round the clock, the team managed to eliminate four wolves, which they believed made up the entire pack responsible for the series of fatal attacks.

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