Indore: A man allegedly consumed some poisonous substance during an encroachment removal drive on land he was farming in Khategaon range of Dewas forest on Friday. A video of the incident went viral. In the video, the man was seen alleging forest department of lodging false cases against him that forced him to take the extreme step.Forest department has registered 15-20 cases against me and have been harassing me from last 20 years, while I have won the (court) case of this land, the man, who was identified as tribal leader Ramdev Kakodiya, said in the video.Following the harassment, I am today consuming this (pesticide) and the entire department will be responsible for it, he said before consuming an alleged poisonous substance that was in a pesticide bottle and falling on agriculture fieldIn the video, nobody was seen stopping the man. But, as he consumed the substance, some people present on the field were seen attending him and were heard looking for availability of any vehicle to take him to the hospital.The forest staff, which was present at the spot in huge numbers, was however seen in the viral video remained impassive and refrained from rendering any help in rushing him to hospital for treatment.In the video, a JCB was also seen levelling the field that was prepared for farming by the victim and his family members.Dewas DFO Pradeep Mishra told TOI, Under the Wildlife Safety Week, we are carrying out demarcation of forest area and during this, the team found Ramdev Kakodiya knowingly or unknowingly taking possession over some additional land. The staff had reached the spot for demarcation of the land to inform him about how much is his land and how much land of forest is in his possession.SDO SL Yadav has reached hospital and took stock of the situation. Further information will be shared after receiving a report of the incident, he said.Khategaon SDO (forest) did not answer the phone calls made to him.We also published the following articles recentlyAfter bulldozer run, banquet halls back in form on Aravali land with SC forest tagBanquet halls, shops, eateries, and residential settlements have been restored and new boundary walls are being constructed on protected forest land in Faridabads Aravalis. Perimeter fences are being built along the Surajkund-Badkhal road, which cuts through Ankhir, Anangpur, and Mewala Maharajpur. Despite the Supreme Court ruling that this land should be treated as forest and illegal construction should be demolished, construction activities have continued. A survey found 6,793 illegal structures on protected PLPA land in Faridabad, mostly in Anangpur. The government has delayed demolitions, but compliance is expected soon.Dept hopes villagers stop people from entering forestAuthorities in Bandipur and Nagarhole tiger reserves have engaged tribal and committee members to prevent people from entering forest areas after back-to-back tiger attacks on humans. Despite warnings, villagers continue to enter the forests with their cattle, resulting in fatalities. Guarding the fringe areas is a challenge due to their vastness, but cooperation with village committee members is crucial for conservation activities. The rescue operation to track down the tiger responsible for the attacks is ongoing, with a recent camera trap capturing the tigers movement near the incident spot.

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