Bengaluru: Thirty monkeys were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Koppa division of Chikkamagaluru district on Friday. The officers provided this information.
A senior forest official said preliminary investigation revealed that these 30 monkeys, including four children, were allegedly fed some poisonous substance and later beaten to death.
He said that the exact cause of death will be known only after post-mortem.
He said, "As per our preliminary investigation, these monkeys were allegedly fed some poisonous substance and when they became unconscious, they were beaten with some blunt weapon. After they died, they were brought in some vehicle and Thrown inside the forest area."
He said that the matter came to light on Friday afternoon when a forest department employee found dead bodies of monkeys in the forest area.
"Based on a complaint filed by the concerned forest officer, a case has been registered under the Wildlife Protection Act. Post-mortem is being conducted. Investigation is being done to find out in which village the incident occurred. The culprits have been identified. Will be caught and punished,” the officer said.
A senior forest official said preliminary investigation revealed that these 30 monkeys, including four children, were allegedly fed some poisonous substance and later beaten to death.
He said that the exact cause of death will be known only after post-mortem.
He said, "As per our preliminary investigation, these monkeys were allegedly fed some poisonous substance and when they became unconscious, they were beaten with some blunt weapon. After they died, they were brought in some vehicle and Thrown inside the forest area."
He said that the matter came to light on Friday afternoon when a forest department employee found dead bodies of monkeys in the forest area.
"Based on a complaint filed by the concerned forest officer, a case has been registered under the Wildlife Protection Act. Post-mortem is being conducted. Investigation is being done to find out in which village the incident occurred. The culprits have been identified. Will be caught and punished,” the officer said.
