Jagran correspondent, Kanpur. There was anger among the villagers after seeing the bodies of monkeys lying dead for a long distance on the roadside near Fatehpur village on Bandimata road of Chaubepur. Villagers say that after killing the monkeys by poisoning them, they were brought here in some vehicle and thrown here.
Some people of the village had gone to the fields around Monday evening. Here, many monkeys were lying dead on the roadside for a distance of 300 meters. As soon as the information was received the villagers gathered. To inform the police, the villagers dialed the CUG number but the call was not received. This caused resentment among the people.
Tire marks of a four-wheeler were found at the spot. It is believed that the monkeys have been thrown here in a dead state. Acting police station in-charge Amit Singh arrived here after two hours and started the investigation.
He said that after informing the veterinary officer, the bodies of the monkeys have been sent for post-mortem. With this the cause of death of monkeys will be known. Meanwhile, VHP District Vice President Manish Dixit has demanded the police to register a case.
dead bodies had turned blue
The monkeys found dead had turned blue. The villagers feared that the monkeys had been killed by poisoning them. The dead bodies appear to be from a day or two ago.