Bahraich, 16 Oct (HS): Late at night, villagers alerted a

forest department team combing the area about the wolf. The forest department

team arrived at the scene and began searching for it. The team attempted to

surround and capture it, but when it failed to be caught, a shooter shot the

wolf dead around 4 a.m. A man-eating wolf, which had become a symbol of terror

in Manjhara Taukli, located in the Fakharpur block of Kaiserganj tehsil in

Bahraich district, was shot dead by a forest department shooter this morning.

The wolf's body has been brought to the range office at the headquarters, where

it will be cremated after an autopsy. Late Wednesday night, villagers in Bhirgu

Purva village, located in the Majhara Taukli area, alerted a forest department

team combing the area about the wolf. Following this, Divisional Forest Officer

Ram Singh Yadav and DFO Ghazipur Ajit Singh arrived at the scene with their

team and began searching for it. The team attempted to surround and capture the

wolf, but when it failed to be caught, the shooter shot the wolf at around 4

a.m., resulting in its death. Forest Officer Ram Singh Yadav stated that six

people have died and approximately 29 others have been injured in wolf attacks

in this area over the past month. A wolf was shot this morning. A wolf was

previously killed on September 28. Two wolves were also shot on September 30

and August 11 and are missing.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi