Wolves haunt UP’s Bahraich again: Four-month-old infant dragged away, 4th attack in 10 days

This was the fourth alleged wolf attack in the area in the past ten days.

A five-year-old boy was killed at Mallahanpurwa on November 28, and two girls, both aged 5, were injured in separate “wolf attacks” on December 5 at Mallahanpurwa and Baburi villages.

Waking up to the renewed attacks in the area, the Forest officials have started their search for the killer wolves once again. The forest department has requested the district administration to clear the sugarcane fields, noting that the dense crop offers shelter to the animals and helps them hide after carrying out an attack.

The affected area has been split into several zones, and teams have been spread out to put up cages, use thermal drones, set camera traps, place nets, and use other tools to track the animals.

At the same time, officials are talking to the residents, advising them to stay alert and take safety precautions both at home and while venturing outside.

Forest officials claimed that drones have spotted wolves suspected to be involved in the fresh attacks, although no pack of the animal has been traced so far.

Divisional Forest Officer Ram Singh Yadav said the animals were seen moving alone after attacking the children.

The earlier wave of wolf attacks in Kaiserganj began on September 9, almost a year after a pack of animals created a reign of terror in the area. Since September, a killer pack of four wolves killed eight – six children and two adults – and left around 30 people injured.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial survey of the affected region on September 27 and ordered that the wolves be safely captured and, if that failed, shot. After a sustained operation, the last member of the killer wolf pack was killed on November 15, bringing relief to the people, which turned out to be short-lived.