After a cat in Thiruvananthapuram and a dog in Alappuzha, two wild mongooses were found hung to death in Kasaragod district of Kerala on Thursday. The incident happened in at Marppinadkka at Kumbadaje, where the mongooses were found hanging from an acacia tree, in a private land.
"It is an isolated land. Some anti-social elements used to hang out here for drinking or doing drugs. Mongooses are very commonly found these areas," said Unnikrishnan, a school teacher from Badiadukka.
Locals have requested police to be vigilant in the area, following the incident. A case was registered by the Forest Department following the complaint from locals.
"We don’t know who has done it, yet. It is not a forest area. We have heard from the locals that it was a hangout spot for miscreants. We have started investigating. The post mortem of the animals was done today," Kasaragod Rage Forest officer N Anil Kumar told TNM.
The officer said that the carcasses were two days old when the locals found them.
In the last one week, this is third such incident reported from Kerala.
It was on November 10 that a pregnant cat was found dead hanging along the compound wall of a house in Thiruvananthapuram. The act was allegedly done by a few locals near a club, which was attached to a house. The house owner and locals used to hang out there for drinks and playing cards. A case was registered based on a complaint filed by animal rights activists.
On Wednesday, a video of a dog hanging from a bridge in Alappuzha had been circulated on social media. The Ramankary police had launched an investigation into it. The video showed a dog, hung using a rope from the bridge, struggling to escape. Later, its carcass is seen floating in the river. Even in this case the accused was not identified.