In a forest at the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahraich, northern India, a girl was spotted unable to speak or walk normally.
She is only eight years old, currently has no name and has not found her family. During a routine patrol, he was found with 3 monkeys by the officers. When spotted, the girl screamed like a monkey. It is unclear whether she lives with animals.
Ram Avtar Singh, a Motipur station inspector from Bahraich, said in a statement: "She was scared of us, she couldn't speak or couldn't understand us. She was surrounded by three monkeys with wounds on her body, especially on her elbows and one leg. She was dressed, but not very dirty, and looked like she had been abandoned by her family. ”
When found, the girl was frail and hungry. Doctors have been treating her at Bahraich's district hospital for the past two months. She didn't seem to be able to understand the local dialect and often became violent while receiving treatment.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Dinesh Singh said in a statement: "She was scared of us when she was taken in, she always wore a head-covering cloak like a monkey. ”
"She had wounds on her body and blood oozing out. We took care of her, bathed her, fed her and cleaned her up. She suffers from malnutrition and may eat food that animals eat. She gets angry at times and we have to calm her down, but it's hard to deal with her. ”
Still not sure what happened to her? Dr Singh said she "walks like a human being right now" but will try to escape the hospital. On the positive side, she starts eating on her own, but "she doesn't eat food on a plate, she eats directly from bed instead of from a plate." ”
Once she has made enough progress, she will be sent to the government's child protection department, which will determine her future.
The story of the wild child has been controversial in the past, and many exaggerated stories lack evidence. What happened to this poor child remains to be seen.