Four peacocks die

Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 11:14 [IST]

Shivpuri, MP, May 14 (UNI) Four peacocks have been found dead under suspicious circumstances at Rai village in Shivpuri district, forest department sources said today.

Intense heat was being seen as the reason behind the deaths, while some villagers experssed doubt that the birds were fed poisonous seeds.

The bodies were sent for the necropsy, sources added.

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Topics: ks, found, suspicious, circumstances, rai, village, shivpuri, district, forest

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