Forest Officials Attacked By Stone Mafia In Odisha’s Dhenkanal

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Dhenkanal: Atleast seven forest department employees sustained injuries in stone quarry mafia’s attack  at  Karadabani forest under Sadangi Range in Dhenkanal district today.

Acting on reliable information, the  forest department officials had reached the stone quarry to conduct a raid, when around 25 stone mafias attacked the guards with sticks and stone. Following which  they sustained injuries. The mafias also looted service revolvers, mobiles and other articles from them.

The injured officials  have been admitted to the hospital for treatment, informs Prakash Chand Gogineni, District Forest Officer (DFO).

We have lodged an FIR at the Nihalprasad police station and informed the Collector about the incident, added DFO.

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