UP Shocker: Newborn Baby Taken Away by Wild Animal in Balrampur, Search Underway

Balrampur: A 19-day-old baby, sleeping next to her mor in a makeshift shelter, was allegedly taken by a wild animal here in a village, officials said on Wednesday.

incident occurred late Tuesday night when Geeta Devi was asleep with her daughter, Kajal, in an orchard in Bhujera village that comes within Barahawa range, according to Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Dr. Sem Maran M.

"A wild animal allegedly took baby around midnight. When Geeta Devi woke up to a sound, she discovered baby was missing. She raised an alarm and villagers began searching, but baby could not be found,” he said.

Two forest department teams were dispatched to track animal, DFO said, ding that no footprints or clues h been found so far.

"We are setting up traps near village and installing tracking cameras in area to identify and capture animal responsible," he ded.

Authorities are working closely with villagers to ensure ir safety and resolve incident, DFO said. 

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