BAHRAICH, Nov. 15 -- A leopard entered several houses in Uchwa Balapur village under the Chakia range of Bahraich Forest Division in the early hours of Saturday and attacked four sleeping children, leaving them injured. The victims, two girls and two boys aged between four and 10 years, were sleeping with their families when the animal entered their homes. The incident took place between 1 am and 3 am, triggering panic in the village. The children's screams woke their family members and neighbours, who rushed out with sticks and made loud noises to drive the animal away. The injured children were identified as Lakshmi ,10, daughter of Lallan; Shamsuddin ,4, son of Achhan; Israr ,7, son of Noor Alam; and Sheeba ,6, daughter of Ashiq. All four were taken to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Motipur for treatment. After receiving initial medical attention, Shamsuddin was referred to a medical college due to his critical condition. Achhan, a resident of Uchwa Balapur, said the leopard entered different houses while villagers were asleep and attacked the children. Speaking to HT, divisional forest officer (DFO) Sundaresha said the attack took place in a village situated between the Katarniaghat and Bahraich forest ranges. He said there were no jackals in the area, making it highly likely that a leopard was responsible for the attacks....