As many as four children have been killed and 16 injured in wild animal attacks, suspected to be wolves, in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district this month — a chilling reminder of similar incidents that haunted the region last year.

The body of one of the children is still missing. All those injured are adults, except for one child.

On Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to visit the affected areas and is likely to meet families of the victims.

The attacks began on September 9, when a child was killed at Paragpurwa village. On Thursday night at Bhabhanpurva village, a minor boy was attacked. The following morning, a woman on her way to the fields was also targeted but she raised an alarm and villagers working nearby rushed to her aid with sticks.

The attacks h

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