India, Feb. 25 -- The death toll of peacocks in Loni's Paychara village swelled to 13 on Tuesday after two more peacocks were found dead and the one injured also died in case of suspected overuse of pesticides in agricultural fields, the forest department officials said on Tuesday.

Officials said 10 peacocks were found dead in the village on Monday afternoon, and one injured was taken for treatment when the forest department visited the area.

"The peacock under treatment also succumbed to health conditions on Tuesday morning, and our teams also found two more dead peacocks in the village. Overall, 13 peacocks have died so far in a case that we suspect resulted from overuse of pesticides by unidentified locals. The farm, where the overus...