This was done on the culmination of a 21-day religious event as part of a sanctification ritual concluded at Satdev village in Bherunda area, located about 90 km from the district headquarters, with a 'mahayagna' on Wednesday

Dudhwa buffer zone, deputy director Kirti Chaudhary said that 25 vultures (presumed to be mostly of Himalayan Griffin species) were found dead, lying in an agricultural field in Semarai village under the Dudhwa buffer zone