Hyderabad: Dead peacock found on road at SR Nagar

Motorists and vehicle users found a dead peacock on the road here at SR Nagar on Friday noon. They informed the police who reached the spot and examined the place.

The police suspected that the bird might have been hit by a vehicle when it came on the road. A probe is on.

In July, 2018, as many as 24 peacocks were found dead in a span of 10 days in Jogulamba-Gadwal and Nagarkurnool districts.

In Nagarkurnool, 14 peacocks were dead in a day and it was suspected that they might have fed on poisonous insecticides used by farmers.