Bahraich (UP): An elderly couple was killed in a suspected wolf attack in the midnight hours between Monday and Tuesday in Majhra Taukli village under Kaiserganj tehsil here, forest officials said.

The victims, Khedan and his wife Mankiya, both around 60 years of age, were sleeping in a hut in a field away from their home when the attack occurred, Regional Forest Officer Ram Singh Yadav told PTI.

Their mutilated bodies were found in the hut on Tuesday morning. Police, administration and forest department officials are at the site, and efforts are ongoing to rescue the wild animal, he said.

Authorities said the wild animal "may be eliminated" if rescue fails.

Following the incident, irate villagers damaged a forest department vehicle that had arrived at the scene. Villagers said Khedan

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