Bahraich, Oct. 1 -- An elderly couple was killed in a wolf attack in the early hours of Tuesday in Majhra Taukli under Kaiserganj tehsil here, forest officials said, adding three others were injured in similar attacks in the area.

In a press release on Tuesday night, divisional forest officer (DFO) Ram Singh Yadav confirmed multiple incidents of wolf attacks in the region.

According to the DFO, Chhedan (80) and his wife Munkiya (75) from the Bhrigupurwa hamlet of Majhra Taukli, were sleeping in their thatched hut near their farmland when they were attacked by a wolf around 2 am. Their mutilated bodies were recovered about 100 meters away later. Police and forest teams took possession of the bodies, and further proceedings were underway....