Warangal: About 15 peacocks died after eating crops on which poisonous pesticides were sprayed, a forest officer said here today. The incident came to light on Wednesday morning when farmers noticed the dead peacocks, he said.

The incident occurred at Karshakanagar area on Tuesday night in the outskirts of the district's Cherial mandal and forest officers initially suspected involvement of poachers. However, later they confirmed that the peacocks died after eating standing crops on which poisonous pesticides were sprayed in the farm.