
21 villagers held for assaulting forest staff
The Hindu
Employees tried to take up plantation drive in forest land abutting the village
The Konijerla police have arrested 21 villagers of Yallanna Nagar, including several women, on charges of assaulting a forest beat officer and other field staff when the latter tried to take up a plantation drive in the forest land abutting the village as part of Haritha Haram programme on Tuesday. Based on a complaint filed by the forest staff of the Gubbagurthi forest block, the police booked as many as 21 villagers, mostly women, under Sections 307, 353 and 148 r/w 149 of the IPC. The arrests drew flak from the CPI (ML-New Democracy) State committee.More Related News