'60 died in past month': Ukrainian accused of killing monkeys with air gun near sacred Govardhan Parikrama route
AGRA: At least 12 monkeys were found dead and several others injured under suspicious circumstances in Anyour village near Govind Kund,
Mathura
district, on Monday. The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of the Goverdhan police station.
According to locals, a Ukrainian national residing at the Radha Madan Mohan Das Ashram shot the monkeys using an air gun around 11am.
Residents claimed that nearly 60 monkeys have died in the area over the past month. Following the incident, police officials called a team from the local veterinary hospital. The dead monkeys were sent for postmortem, examination while veterinary staff treated the injured animals.
Dr Shweta Singh of the Goverdhan Veterinary Hospital said, "The Police informed us about the case. At the scene, we found three to four injured monkeys. During first aid, we found pellet-like objects embedded in the heads of monkeys, suggesting injuries caused by an air gun."
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Goverdhan station house officer (SHO)Ravi Tyagi confirmed that two men - Janki Das and Braj Sundar Das (a Ukrainian national) - were taken into custody. The Ukrainian suspect has reportedly been staying in Mathura since July 2024, on a visa valid until July this year. Both the accused have been booked under IPC Section 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), Section 351(3) (criminal intimidation), and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
Mathura SP (Rural) Trigun Bisen told TOI, "The postmortem report is expected by tomorrow, and further action will be based on the findings."
A local resident said, "There are forests on both sides of the Goverdhan-Parikrama marg. We often saw dead monkeys and assumed they died naturally. But this incident suggests they may have been deliberately killed.
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