IN FRENZY TO CLICK SELFIES WITH IT, VILLAGERS LEAD PEACOCK TO DEATH

Forest officials on Monday reportedly said that a peacock died after being manhandled by villagers, who were in a frenzy to take selfies with the national bird. The incident took place in Barighoria gram panchayat area of Dhupguri block in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Sunday. Police and forest officials have begun a probe into the incident.

The villagers tried to spread the bird’s wings, pulled its legs. Officials reportedly said some got hold of its tail, while others tugged at its crest. The peacock died on the way to Dhupguri police station, police reportedly said adding that the carcass was handed over to wildlife personnel of Binnaguri.

According to reports, a man was killed on the spot when he tried to take a selfie with an injured bear in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district in May. Similarly, another man was killed by an elephant in November last year when he tried to take a selfie with the jumbo on a highway in the Jalpaiguri district.