Seven peacocks found dead in Chikkaballapur

Shyam Sundar Vattam | NT

Seven peacocks were found dead at Bairaganahalli village in Shidlaghatta taluk of Chikkaballapur district on Friday.

According to information reaching here, the dead included five peacocks and two penhens.

The peacock is India’s national bird and killing it is an offence Shidlaghatta Range Forest Officer Jayachandra who visited the spot said the peacocks might have died after eating grains laced with poison.

The carcasses have been shifted to the Shidlaghatta Veterinary hospital for autopsy