In the Janakpur range of Suhelwa Wildlife Division of Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district, five people have suffered injuries in a leopard attack , a senior forest department official said on Thursday, as reported by PTI.

Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sem Maran M said some children were playing outside Basantpur village on Wednesday evening when the leopard attacked them.
Hearing them scream, three villagers ran to save the children but the leopard attacked them as well, the official added. Those injured have been identified as Parmatma 10, Lalu 19, Pradeep 26, Faizan 24 and Vijay 19.