PRAYAGRAJ, July 2 -- Eighteen villagers were attacked and injured by jackal(s) while they were sleeping in their houses in various hamlets under the Giradharpur Gram Panchayat area, under the trans-Yamuna Manda police station of the district, late on Monday night. The attack occurred during a power outage that plunged the area into darkness, said officials. The officials remain tight-lipped whether the attack was the work of one wild animal or an entire pack. The injured - including men, women, and children - were first taken to the Manda Community Health Centre (CHC) for initial treatment. Due to the seriousness of the bites and the unavailability of advanced rabies immunoglobulin (IGG) vaccine at the CHC, all were referred to Prayagraj's Colvin Hospital for further medical care, they added. The injured hailed from localities including Lathihan Pal Basti, Giradharpur Muslim Basti, and other nearby settlements. Among the injured are: Izrail (22), Ajay Kumar (5), Rajendra Prasad (28), Meraj Ali (25), Snehlata (21), Nirmala Devi (55), Irfan Ali (29), Jitendra Kumar (30), Mehdi Hasan (65), Saniya (30), and Pappu (35), among others....