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Eighteen peafowl were recovered dormant connected a farmland astatine Athipalayam adjacent K. Paramathi successful the territory connected Wednesday.
A Forest Department authoritative said the birds had died aft consuming sorghum grains that were mixed with a poisonous substance strewn connected the farmland. Subramani, proprietor of the land, was arrested successful transportation with the decease of the birds, a Scheduled I taxon nether the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.
Acting connected accusation fixed by the Village Revenue Officer, the Forest Department officials visited the spot and conducted an inquiry. A squad of veterinarians was summoned to survey the origin of death. It revealed that the birds were poisoned to death, seemingly arsenic they were damaging the crop. Samples were lifted from the carcasses of the birds for forensic study. Post-mortem was conducted connected the carcasses which were aboriginal buried successful a astir forest, the authoritative added.
