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Infant Killed in Fresh Wolf Attack in Bahraich as Hunt Intensifies

Officials escalate a capture-or-shoot operation using drones, shooters, and tracking teams.

Overview

  • A four-month-old boy, Subhash, was taken from his home in Mallahanpurwa and later found dead, with clothes and remains recovered near fields, officials said.
  • Hindustan Times reports the death as the ninth child and 11th overall linked to recent wolf attacks, though earlier tallies differed.
  • Forest teams are combing riverbanks and sugarcane fields, tracking pugmarks, and deploying zones with cages, camera traps, thermal drones, and stationed shooters.
  • Two five-year-old girls were injured in separate attacks on December 5 in Mallahanpurwa and Baburi Tola, according to forest officials.
  • State-ordered operations since late September have shot four wolves, while authorities advise residents to stay indoors at night and sleep in enclosed rooms.