Forest staff attacked by land encroachers in Daltonganj during eviction drive, 2 hurt
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altonganj: Encroachers of forest areas at Bansi Khurd on Wednesday night attacked forest personnel. A forest office driver, Deo Sharan Mahto, was hurt in the head and lower jaw.
Civil surgeon Dr Anil Kumar Srivastav said, "The injured forest driver is admitted at the MMCH in Daltonganj. His condition is stable."
Another forest staff, who sustained injuries, was discharged after first aid.
Divisional forest officer of Medininagar forest division, Satyam Kumar, said, "The forest land encroachers have prevented govt personnel from discharging duties and harmed them. We have drawn a case of severe offence against the attackers under our Forest Act."
Sources said with the help of the tractor, the encroachers were tilling the jungle land for the rainy season crop cultivation. The incident took place late in the evening on Wednesday. About two months ago, at least five forest personnel were attacked and injured by a mob of people who were lured to attack the forest team by the network of the illegal stone quarries and crushing plants' owners under the Chhaterpur police station limits.
Sources said during the time of the DFO, Satyam Kumar, forest teams have stepped up their drive against the abuse of forest land and illegal stone mining. Sources said the forest department is conducting drives against illegal stone mining which had led to depletion of the underground water table besides destruction of forests.
Officer in charge of the Manatu police station, Nirmal Oraon, said one forest guard, Sanjay Lakra, lodged the FIR against 15 named accused.
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A sub-inspector of police of Manatu police station, Anish Raj, said out of the 15 named accused, around half a dozen of them are women. The encroachers used the women as a human shield.
Police have drawn a dozen sections of the BNS along with section 33 of the forest act. Sources said when the forest team was under attack, the Manatu police rushed to the team and brought them back without more adverse effects. Police officer Nirmal Oraon said if the forest team had informed us in advance about their late evening raid on the encroachers of the forest land, this incident could have been averted.
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