
Aug 16, 2026
✦India Today
Protests erupt in Karnataka after forest officials kill 3 suspected poachers
Protests erupted in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar and Mysuru on Sunday after forest officials killed three suspected poachers on Saturday. Villagers blocked roads and demanded action against the personnel involved in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary shooting. The state government ordered a magisterial inquiry, and police registered a murder case against the forest officials.