Bahraich (UP), Oct 10 (PTI) A seven-year-old girl was injured in a suspected wolf attack in Bahraich district on Friday evening, barely 24 hours after an elderly woman was injured similarly.

The attack took place around 4.45 pm at Godhiya No 3 village in Kaiserganj tehsil, said Divisional Forest Officer Ram Singh Yadav.

"Neha, daughter of Gangaram, was playing outside her house when she was attacked by a suspected wolf. She is being treated at the Kaisarganj community health centre," Yadav said.

Forest department teams have launched a combing operation for the animal and urged the villagers to stay indoors at night and keep their doors shut.

On Thursday night, a 60-year-old woman, Aafti Devi, was attacked by an unidentified wild animal in Majhara Taukli gram panchayat.

"I was sitting

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