India News | Forest Beat Officer Found Dead in Nagarkurnool District After 10-day Search
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A forest beat officer was found dead near the Pulaipalli forest area in Nagarkurnool district on Saturday, ten days after he went missing, a forest official said.
Nagarkurnool (Telangana) [India], July 12 (ANI): A forest beat officer was found dead near the Pulaipalli forest area in Nagarkurnool district on Saturday, ten days after he went missing, a forest official said.
Forest and police officials had conducted searches and discovered his body with severe injuries in the forest area. The police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.
A forest official said, "The deceased, a forest department officer named Mallaiah, went missing around ten days ago. We filed a complaint and initiated a search operation. We found his dead body in the forest near the Pulaipalli forest area."
As per the forest official, the police are suspecting a bear attack to be the cause of the death.
"Police teams and doctors reached the spot, prepared a panchanama, and suspect that the cause of death may be a bear attack, given the heavy injuries on his head. The police have registered a case and are investigating the matter," the forest official said.
Further details in the case are awaited.
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