Bilaspur. The accused who beat up the deputy ranger and chased the forest workers with an axe have been arrested in the district. On June 1, the forest department team went to catch the smugglers on information. In the darkness of the night, the smugglers attacked the team with axes and sticks. The case is of Kota police station area. According to the police, there is a whole gang of accused who smuggle timber like teak. People of this gang had attacked. Many people of one family are involved in the gang. At present, 2 accused of the gang have been arrested. Whereas, the number of attackers was 10 to 12, the search for others is on. Actually, wood smuggling takes place openly in the Semaria beat of Kota forest area. After the information, the forest department team had reached to take action. But after the attack, the forest workers had to run away to save their lives. In the darkness, Deputy Ranger Arvind Banjare got trapped among the smugglers. They surrounded the deputy ranger and beat him fiercely. During this, the attackers escaped in the darkness. When the forest workers returned, the ranger was found lying there injured.
Two people arrested for attacking a forest officer, a woman is also among the accused
