Overview

• Two adults were injured on Friday in separate suspected wolf attacks in Kaiserganj’s Balkhanpurwa and Dayalpurwa, with one admitted to the district hospital and the other treated and discharged.
• Authorities say four children have been killed this month in attacks within a roughly 10–15 km area, with one body still missing, and about 16 people injured.
• Thermal cameras and drones have detected at least four wolves active in the affected zone, and officials report unusual daytime attacks in addition to night incidents.
• The chief minister instructed forest teams to trap the animals and to call shooters if capture fails, and he announced immediate cash assistance, with Rs 5 lakh for bereaved families and medical support for the injured.
• District and forest authorities have expanded patrols, launched awareness drives, recalled experienced officer Ajit Pratap Singh, installed additional lighting, and organized local task forces as villagers conduct round‑the‑clock patrols.