Peahens found dead on agricultural land near Erode

ERODE: Two peahens were found dead under mysterious circumstances near Gobichettipalayam in Erode district of Tamil Nadu on Monday.
Residents of S B Nagar area found the carcasses of the peahens on an agricultural land and alerted forest range officials.
An official in the T N Palayam forest range said some people might have killed the peahens for damaging crops.
Forest officials registered a case and initiated inquiries. The officials buried the carcasses after postmortem.
“If the accused were identified, they will be punished severely under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Wildlife Protection Act,” the officials said.