Agra, Feb 8 (IANS) Over 70 monkeys have been found dead in three places in Agra district since Feb 5, and preliminary reports say the animals were poisoned, police said Sunday.
Police said 13 monkeys were found buried Feb 5 at Jheejhan Ki Puliya, while 14 bodies were found on Sarendhi Road and 13 in Khairagarh Feb 6. A total of 31 bodies were found Friday in Mohanpura village in Saiyan.
Many bodies were found by villagers.
The bodies have been sent for autopsy examination, but police said preliminary reports indicate that the monkeys were poisoned and drugged.
Uttar Pradesh forest department ranger Dal Chand has filed a police complaint in Saiyan against unidentified people under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
A farmer in Khairagarh told police that in some villages money was being collected by some people to catch the monkeys to shift them elsewhere.
Speculation is rife that a gang hired to control the monkey menace had poisoned the animals.
Bajrang Dal activists reached Khairagarh Sunday and demanded a proper inquiry into the mysterious death of the monkeys.
Harish Tyagi, a Bajrang Dal leader, said police were not taking the deaths seriously and had failed to arrest anyone so far.
Government's tenet is development of all: Mukherjee
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said that the fundamental tenet of th
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G: This phone will be launched with a 120Hz refresh rate and OxygenOS 13.1
OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite is going to be launched in India on 4th April. Before that, all the featur
Insurance company is not kind to loss of lockdown
Forty-seven-year-old Amit Aggarwal (name change on request) runs a garment manufacturing unit in
Pay attention to declining health in urban areas: WHO
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) Linking habitat and life expectancy, the World
To control the ever-increasing inflation in the country, in the first week of May, the Reserve Ba
On Wednesday, 14 thousand 504 active cases were reduced in the country. It has decreased by two l
OPPO Reno 9 Series Leaked Specification: Oppo has been in discussion about the launch of its new
Mukesh Ambani, the head of Reliance Industries, has bought the most expensive property ever in Du
Bharatiya Janata Party candidates have won all 11 seats in Gautam Budhgar, Ghaziabad, and Hapur,
Modi wants Foreign Firms to be India's Partners
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) Foreign firms must turn into strategic partners from being merely sell
