MP: After Morena, mining mafias shoot at two forest guards in Gwalior

Bhopal | Wednesday | 12th September, 2018

Summary:

Chouhan joined state forest department after his retirement from the army. One of them is said to be in a critical condition.Forest department has seized two tractor trolleys loaded with illegally mined stones from Jikhrikho under Tighri police station area in the afternoon. In an official release, Morena DFO Dr A A Ansari said that Kushwah was crushed under the wheels of a tractor when he tried to stop it. Two of the wounded.SP Gwalior Navneet Bhasin said teams have been dispatched to arrest those involved.Earlier this week a 60-year-old deputy ranger of forest department – Subedar Singh Kushwah was crushed to death by a tractor ferrying illegally mined sand in Morena district. When they were taking these trolleys to their office for further action in the evening, they were ambushed and fired upon from the hillocks and ravines, said sources..