BAHRAICH: Wolves are athletic and sly, and therefore catching them is no mean task. This is the reason that three killer wolves, which have unleashed terror in Sisiya village of UP’s Bahraich, have remained elusive despite 25 teams of the forest department hunting for them in a non-stop search operation.
The trio has already slayed seven villagers, including six children, and injured 22 persons in the past 45 days.
A two-member TOI team joined the chase with the forest teams which are equipped with night-vision drones, nets, and tranquiliser guns in one of the biggest hunting operations in the state in recent years. CM Yogi Adityanath dispatched forest minister Arun Kumar Saxena to ground zero on Wednesday for an on-the spot report of the operation.
After an unsuccessful non-stop 48-hour combing, the teams finally had a glimmer of hope around 9.30am on Wednesday when drones located the lethal trio in the sugarcane fields of Sisiya village near the house of one Holi Yadav.
One wolf was seen limping as its left foot was injured, said a forest official.
“We are approaching with caution this time. Wolves are very sly and they managed to escape when we came close to catching them in the previous two attempts. This time we have laid a trap with a goat as bait. A tranquiliser team is ready once we get the breakthrough,” said divisional forest officer Akashdeep Badhawan who is heading the task force team.
