Overview
- The child was taken from a verandah around 5 a.m. in Kandouli village along the Saryu river belt, according to police and forest officials.
- Villagers and officials found bloodstains and small pieces of flesh near fields, though the child’s body has not been recovered.
- Forest teams, Kaisarganj police, drones, dog squads, and more than 100 villagers mounted an 11-hour operation that ended with the wolf being neutralized.
- Authorities say wolves have killed six people and injured about 30 this year in the region, with three wolves now killed and one injured animal still untraced.
- Round-the-clock patrols, night-vision surveillance, and village awareness efforts are in place as communities push for stronger protective measures.