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Four khair smugglers attack forest officials

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Yamunanagar, November 28

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Khair wood smugglers allegedly attacked the officials of the Forest Department in Kalesar National Park here, injuring a guard.

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The smugglers, identified as Intzar of Kalesar village, Aashik, Rashid and Sharif, all residents of the district’s Mamdu Bansh village, attacked the officials when they tried to caught them stealing khair wood trees from the forest.

On the complaint of the forest guard, Pradeep Kumar, a case under various Sections of the IPC, the Indian Forest Act 1927 and the Wild Life Protection Act 1972 was registered.

According to information, forest guard Pradeep and forester Jashwant Singh were patrolling the C-3 area of the park around 5.30 pm on November 25. They saw some people stealing khair trees. When they tried to catch them, the smugglers attacked the duo, injuring Pradeep. The officials also recovered three fallen trees. — TNS

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