Kolar: Over 20 monkeys poisoned, dumped in gunny sacks; probe ordered

Kolar: Over 20 monkeys were found poisoned and dumped in gunny bags near a forest highway in Kolar.

The forest department is going through CCTV footage to nab the accused and has also conducted the post-mortem of the monkeys.

The Deputy Commissioner of Kolar, Dr Selvamani has ordered a detailed investigation on the matter and has asked to arrest the culprits as soon as possible in coordination with the state forest department and Police department.

The Deputy Commissioner said, “People who have the trouble of monkeys in their areas, can inform the forest department and the monkies can be relocated.”

In a similar incident, at least 30 monkeys were found killed at a village in Hassan district in July this year.

(With inputs from ANI)