Barwani, June 4 -- A mysterious animal had attacked residents of a village in Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district on May 5 leaving 17 people injured and so far six people succumbed to injuries in the incident since then, including the two recent death, an official said.

While the remaining 11 others are still undergoing treatment and strictly being monitored by the health department on a regular basis. On the contrary, the forest department is continuously searching for the animal but yet to trace.

Barwani Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Anita Singare told ANI, "An unknown wild animal bite 17 people in Nimbai village in the district on the night of May 5 last month. Of these 17 people, six succumbed to injuries while the remaining...