more-inThe mysterious death of over 170 monkeys in the last one week in Amroa district of Uttar Pradesh has the forest department officials worried. Forest department officials told The Hindu that the death of the monkeys started a week ago and continues. Villagers of Adampur first discovered the dead monkeys after which they alerted the forest department officials. We have sent the bodies of monkeys to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) in Bareilly,” said the Veterinary Officer of Amroha, Dr. Tejpal Singh. Meanwhile as the news of mysterious death of monkeys spread residents of villages went into panic mode as they feared spread of some mysterious epidemic.

Source: The Hindu March 30, 2018 17:38 UTC