HAMIRPUR (UP), Sept 3: Villagers killed a jackal on Tuesday after it entered a house and attacked more than half a dozen people.
The incident took place at the Bilpur village in the Jalalpur police station area when a jackal entered and attacked six persons, including a woman, officials said.
Later, the villagers surrounded the animal and beat it with sticks, leading to its death, they said.
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The injured have been admitted to the hospital, where their condition was stated to be stable.
Divisional Forest officer Anil Srivastav said a jackal had wandered into the village, it might have attacked the villagers out of fear or in self-defense.
A forest department team has been sent to the spot to probe the cause of the incident and submit its report, he said.
In-charge of the Jalalpur police station Umashankar said that till now no report of the jackal attack has reached the police station.
A large number of jackals are found in the forests of Bundelkhand area. (PTI)
