Man-eating wolf that attacked over 25 people neutralised in Bahraich

A man-eating wolf, which had attacked around 25 people recently, was neutralised by shooters of the Forest Department in Kaiserganj area on Thursday morning.

Forest conservator of Devipatan division, Sammaran, said two of the four wolves have been neutralised and the teams are searching for the remaining two, of which one is injured.

"At 4 am on Thursday, we neutralised a wolf which had attacked humans. In total, there were four wolves, of which two have been neutralised, one is injured and missing, and the other is also at large. We use thermal drones to track them. We have five teams, including those with tranquillisers and nets. On September 27, the CM visited Bahraich to review the situation. He had ordered us to capture or neutralise the wolves. We first try to tranquilise and capture the animal. If this fails, we kill it," he said.

Meanwhile, Divisional Forest Officer Ram Yadav said that since September 9, six people have died and 25 injured in wolf attacks in Majhara Tokli area of Kaisarganj tehsil.

The people of Bahraich have been living in fear and distress since September 9, given the attacks on children by wild animals.

The dreadful situation began as a young girl died in September after being attacked by a wild animal, presumably to be a wolf, Yadav said.

"Forest department teams are working. Trap and drone cameras, and nets have been installed to capture the wolf. The wolf is constantly changing its location, taking advantage of the sugarcane and paddy fields," he said.