According to police, it is suspected that the monkeys entered the godown aft the fumigation of grains kept there. (Express Archives)
An FIR has been registered against unidentified persons pursuing allegations that 145 monkeys died and were buried astatine the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown successful Hathras implicit a week ago.
According to police, it is suspected that the monkeys entered the godown aft the fumigation of grains kept there.
In a complaint, Bajrang Dal person Harshit Gaur said that connected November 19, helium received accusation from his associate, an worker of the FCI godown, that respective monkeys were allegedly being buried astatine the godown. He past informed the Circle Officer and Sub-Divisional Magistrate astir the incident, the complainant said.
Kotwali Station House Officer Vijay Singh said an probe has been initiated, and a squad of veterinary doctors has been called to the tract for further examination.
Gaur, Bajrang Dal’s Sah Vibhag Sangyojak for Hathras and Mathura, said: “I spoke to an worker of the FCI godown who suggested that the 145 monkeys entered the godown aft fumigation of the grains connected November 9 and died. He claimed that the animals were buried wrong with afloat Hindu rituals.”
The complainant further alleged that the godown employees did not disclose the deaths of the monkeys astatine the clip of the incident.
The lawsuit was registered astatine Kotwali constabulary presumption nether BNS sections 286 (negligent behaviour with respect to explosive substances) and 291 (continuance of nuisance aft injunction to discontinue). Additionally, provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act person been invoked against the accused.
In a statement, Additional District Magistrate of Hathras, Shiv Narayan Sharma, said an enquiry into the substance is ongoing.