17 monkeys shot dead in Chhattisgarh village? Forest dept launches probe
17 monkeys shot dead in Chhattisgarh village? Forest dept launches probe
DURG/BEMETARA: The Forest department has launched an investigation into the reported death of 18 to 19 monkeys in a village in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district and recovered four rotten carcasses, a senior official said.
A panchayat representative, however, claimed that at least 17 monkeys were shot dead by two labourers hired by some villagers to chase away a pack of the simians, and accused the Forest department of trying to cover up the incident.
Contesting the claim, a senior forest department official said the exact cause behind the death of monkeys is yet to be ascertained even as some suspects are being questioned.
