No animal went missing from Alipore Zoo: Forest department probe report

Not a single animal has gone 'missing' from the Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata, says the preliminary investigation report of West Bengal Forest Department.

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It also said that there were inaccuracies in the report of the Central Zoo Authority which said that about 321 animals had gone missing from Alipore Zoo, which is the country's oldest zoological garden.

Based on the Central Zoo Authority's report, the state forest department had started an investigation into the allegations of 321 animals going missing from the Alipore zoo.

The report was submitted recently.

According to sources, the report mentions the mistake of the central zoo authorities.

West Bengal Forest Department Minister Birbaha Hansda has already reviewed the initial investigation report, said a senior government official on Wednesday.