In a shocking incident in the Tharuvai area of Tirunelveli district, two individuals allegedly hacked nearly 100 ducks to death after the poultry farm owner declined to provide them with free ducks for meat. The accused have been arrested by the police.
Incident Details
Police identified the victim as Muppidathi, a poultry farm owner from Gopalasamudram, who maintains approximately 1,000 ducks on his farm. On Tuesday morning, he discovered that nearly 100 ducks had been brutally hacked to death. He immediately informed the authorities, and a police team rushed to the spot to launch an investigation.
Legal Action
A case was registered by the Munnirpallam police under multiple legal provisions, including sections 296(b) (obscene acts and utterance of obscene words), 351(3) (criminal intimidation), and 325 (mischief by killing or maiming any animal) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with the Arms Act and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Following a thorough investigation, the police arrested Maharajan, alias Maya, aged 24, and Rajesh, aged 23, both residents of Tharuvai.
Motive Behind the Attack
Preliminary investigations revealed that the incident stemmed from a verbal altercation between the farm owner and the accused. The dispute arose when Muppidathi refused to give the duo free ducks for meat. Enraged by this refusal, the two men allegedly went to the farm on Monday night and used a sword to hack the ducks to death.
The police have taken the accused into custody, and further investigations are underway to determine if there were any additional accomplices or motives behind the gruesome act. The poultry farm owner has been advised to enhance security measures to prevent such incidents in the future.
