Telangana: Villagers attack FRO's office in Nirmal district

Moulika.KV | TNN | May 5, 2020, 22:22 IST

The elderly man was taken into custody by forest staff on Monday and was subsequently released and died at a government hospital at Utnoor town on Tuesday.

The elderly man was taken into custody by forest staff on Monday and was subsequently released and died at a g...Read More

HYDERABAD: Villagers of Gandi Gopalpur on Tuesday attacked the office of a forest range officer (FRO) and damaged a government vehicle in Nirmal district. Alleging that a 60-year-old man died after being manhandled by the forest department personnel after being taken into custody by the forest staff on Monday, the villagers stormed the FRO’s office in large numbers and launched an attack.
According to the forest officials, the elderly man was taken into custody by forest staff on Monday after he was found lighting a fire in the forest in Gandi Gopalpur village, which is part of the core area of Kawal Tiger Reserve and was subsequently released and died at a government hospital at Utnoor town on Tuesday.
"The person was not manhandled by any of the staff and the forest department is not responsible for the death of the person. The man was brought to the office of the FRO Udumpur for inquiry and was released in a healthy condition," a press release from the department said.
The forest officials have informed the police over the damage to the office and vehicle.