Archive · 1 Oct 2025
Wolf Attack Claims Elderly Couple in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh
An elderly couple, Khedan and Mankiya, were killed in a suspected wolf attack in a village in India.
The attack happened while they were in a hut near their crops.
The couple’s bodies were found with injuries, including torn abdomens and missing hands.
This incident is part of a series of attacks, with six people, including children, killed and nearly twenty injured since early September.
The authorities are trying to find and eliminate the animal if rescue fails.
An elderly couple was killed in a suspected wolf attack.
The attack occurred between Monday and Tuesday in Majhra Taukli village, Uttar Pradesh.
The victims were Khedan and his wife, Mankiya, who were found in a hut.
Six people have died in attacks since September 9.
Villagers damaged a forest department vehicle following the incident.
- Who
- Elderly couple, wild animal (possibly a wolf)
- What
- Elderly couple killed in suspected wolf attack
- When
- Between Monday and Tuesday
- Where
- Majhra Taukli village, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- Unclear, but suspected to be a wild animal attack
- Location
- Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Victims
- Khedan and Mankiya
- Attack Details
- Victims found in a hut; abdomens torn; hands missing
- Date of Attack
- Between Monday and Tuesday
- Injured Since Sept 9
- Nearly 20
- Fatalities Since Sept 9
- Six, including four children and an elderly couple
