Hebri: A brutal incident involving the en masse killing of monkeys came to light on the 6th of September, Sunday. The carcasses of slain animals were found at Nadpalu on the Someshwara-Madamakki road.

The gunny bags containing dead monkeys were found thrown on the roadside. This act is suspected to have taken place two days ago. The remains in the gunny bags are reportedly decomposing.

Some of the carcasses had fallen on the side of the road, while many others were recovered in the sacks. Among the dead animals, a mother and its infant were also identified.

Anil, a forest official from the Wildlife Division at Hebri visited the site for further inspection. The veterinarians have been informed to arrive on-site and reportedly a post mortem examination is set to be conducted. Further investigation will be carried out said, Anil. 

Rudran, a Sub-Divisional Forest Officer at the Karkala Wildlife Division has also visited the spot.

In the wake of this incident, animal lovers have taken to social networking sites demanding strict action against individuals involved in the killing of innocent animals.

“Those who commit such acts should be harshly punished. Everyone should join hands for the protection of the animals,” are among the messages circulating in social media.

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Ahmedabad, Apr 25: The Gujarat Congress on Friday suspended from the party for six years its Surat Lok Sabha candidate Nilesh Kumbhani, whose nomination form was rejected over discrepancies leading to the BJP's Mukesh Dalal getting elected unopposed.

A statement from the Congress said the party's disciplinary committee decided to suspend Kumbhani after thorough discussion, adding it had come to the conclusion that the nomination form was rejected due to gross negligence on his part or "in connivance with the BJP".

"To be fair to you we have given time to you to explain your case but instead of coming before the party disciplinary committee you have gone incommunicado. After your form was rejected by the authorities, BJP went ahead and got form of other eight candidates withdrawn. This has deprived people of Surat their voting rights," the Congress disciplinary committee headed by Balu Patel said.

"People of Surat and party workers have become very angry due to your action and are expressing their anger in different ways. The Congress party has decided to suspend you for six years from the party," the press note said.

Kumbhani's nomination form was rejected on April 21 after his three proposers submitted affidavits to the district returning officer claiming the signatures on the document was not theirs.

The nomination form of Suresh Padsala, the Congress' substitute candidate from Surat, was also invalidated on the same grounds.

In his order, Returning Officer Sourabh Pardhi said the three nomination forms submitted by Kumbhani and Padsala were rejected after prima facie discrepancy was found in the signatures of the proposers and they did not appear to be genuine.

Kumbhani, a former corporator from Surat, had unsuccessfully fought the 2022 Assembly polls from Kamrej there.

The Bharatiya Janata Party's Mukesh Dalal was elected unopposed from Surat Lok Sabha constituency on April 22 after all other nominees, including one from BSP, withdrew from the fray one by one on the last day of withdrawing papers.