Forest guards thrash, shoot range officer for action against illegal tree felling

The police have registered a case under sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code

Updated on: Nov 4, 2022, 14:44:46 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Two forest guards thrashed and shot a range officer after one of them was suspended allegedly for illegal felling of trees in Madhya Pradresh’s Sheopur district, the police said.

Shyampur range officer Raju Gond was rushed to Gwalior in a serious condition.

The accused forest guards Jai Narayan Jatav and Lakhan Adivasi are absconding after the incident, said Nirbhaya Singh Alawa, sub-divisional officer of police (SDOP), Vijaypur.

“Jai Narayan Jatav was suspended by Gond in a case of illegal felling of trees. Jatav along with Adivasi reached at the forest guest house on Thursday morning and beat up Gond. After that, they shot him in his stomach. He was taken to a private hospital in Gwalior,” Alawa said.

The police have registered a case under sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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