Tribal dies in Madhya Pradesh, family members allege harassment by forest officer
4 years, 5 months ago

Tribal dies in Madhya Pradesh, family members allege harassment by forest officer

Hindustan Times  

Villagers in Dhana area of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh staged a road blockade on Sunday morning and placed the dead body of a tribal on the road, the police said. They accused a forest range officer Devesh Gautam of subjecting the tribal, Maniram Gond, to harassment in connection with a seizure case. Public Works Department minister Gopal Bhargava joined the villagers’ protest demanding FIR against the forest department officer, who allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from Gond to free his seized tractor-trolley. Later, forest range officer Devesh Gautam demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh.” Gond also lodged a complaint at Dhana police outpost 15 days ago. Suspension is not enough, we want FIR against him.” Meanwhile, DFO, Sagar south range MS Uika said, “Gond had encroached upon two acre forest land in Dhana range.

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