20 dead Monkeys found in Karnataka, poisoning suspected

Close on the heels of the shocking incident involving the poisoning of five tigers, authorities have recovered the carcasses of 20 monkeys in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka on Wednesday.

Forest and police officials suspect that the monkeys were poisoned. They further stated



that the accused had killed the monkeys by poisoning them at one location and dumping the bodies at another spot. 

The carcasses of monkeys were recovered within the Gundlupet police station limits, along the Kandegala-Kodasoge road. More details about the incident are yet to emerge.