Mandya: Hundreds of fish from different species were found dead at the boating pond at Brindavan Gardens at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir on Tuesday. It is suspected that miscreants may have used explosives for fishing, mocking the high-level round-the-clock security at the reservoir. According to the Police, a good number of fully-grown fishes of various species were found dead and floating on Tuesday morning. Initially, the personnel at KRS tried to clear the fishes. However, some visitors noticed the incident and alerted the Irrigation Department personnel.

Though use of explosives for fishing is banned in KRS for security reasons, the use of explosives at the highly-secured KRS boating point has given rise to security concerns.

Jayaramaiah, Assistant Director, Department of Fisheries, who visited the spot, suspected that miscreants may have used explosives or may have poisoned the fish. Though three days have passed since the incident took place, officials or security personnel have not lodged complaints nor has anyone taken steps to know the exact cause for the death of fish.

The Police also suspect that the fishes were killed by using explosive materials. The Police will receive a complaint from Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Ltd. (CNNL), custodian of KRS, or other authorities and conduct an inquiry, Police said. “We have sent the fishes for laboratory tests,” Jayaramaiah said.