20 Peacocks Found Dead in Tumakuru district, Karnataka

Tumakuru , Twenty peacocks were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Tumakuru district in Karnataka on Monday, and Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has ordered a probe led by the Deputy Conservator of Forests.Of the deceased, three were male and 17 female, officials said.

The farmers who discovered the dead peacocks in a field near Medigeshi in



Hanumanthapura village of Madhugiri taluk in the district alerted the police, following which they, along with the forest department officials, reached the spot.

The cause of the death is yet to be ascertained, a senior police official said, adding that samples have been collected and sent to Forensic Science Labs experts for further analysis by the forest department.