BAHRAICH, April 8 -- A routine walk turned into a terrifying ordeal for 10-year-old Raja Babu, who was critically injured in a big cat attack in Tadpurwa hamlet under the Rajpur Katarnia Gram Panchayat in the Motipur forest range of the Sanctuary on Tuesday morning. He had stepped out near a drain at the edge of the forest, close to his home, when the incident occurred.

Raja Babu suffered severe injuries to his head and face and was rushed to the District Hospital in Bahraich, where he is currently undergoing treatment in critical condition.

According to village head Ranjana Vishwakarma, several villagers were fishing in a nearby pond when they heard the child's screams. They immediately rushed to the spot and began shouting loudly, whi...