Two spotted deer were found shot dead in a reserve forest area of Mettupalayam forest range of Coimbatore Forest Division on Saturday.
Though the Forest Department staff conducted a vehicle checking in the locality after getting alert about gunshots, a person suspected to have gunned down the deer managed to get away when the staff were checking another vehicle.
The incident took place in a place called Kuttaipudur which comes under Nellimalai forest beat of Mettupalayam forest range. According to the forest officials, several species of wild animals, including spotted deer, come to a water body at the place which belongs to the Public Works Department.
The staff in charge of the beat got information of a gunshot heard from the place around 3.30 a.m. A team of foresters, guards and anti-poaching watchers rushed to the place. They conducted vehicle checking on the Kurunthamalai temple – Thekkampatti road.
“A two-wheeler with a bright headlight approached the spot when the staff…