10 Held For Attack On Forest & Police Officials
Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh): Piplod Police arrested ten individuals involved in a violent attack against forest staff and police personnel on December 27 last year.
Earlier, over 10 forest and police department officials were injured when locals pelted stones at them when they were uprooting standing crops on encroached forest land. Forest department officials were destroying crops spread over approximately 90-100 hectares of encroached forest land using bulldozers.
SP Manoj Kumar Rai directed immediate action and a case was registered against 40 accused for the said attack. Acting on a tip-off, police arrested ten accused identified as Lalu Dudwe, Ram Singh, Madan, Bhuwan Singh and others of Ama Khajuri Bhilaikheda village.
They were apprehended in Ama Khajuri forest on Monday. Following their arrest, the accused were presented before Khandwa Court and subsequently remanded to jail. A manhunt was launched to nab the accused who are currently at large.
One Held With Illicit Liquor Worth ₹20 Lakhs
Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh): Police, on Tuesday arrested a person with 513 litres of illicit English liquor worth Rs 20 lakh and seized the truck used in smuggling.
Acting on intelligence received from the district police control room, Naya Abadi police station sprang into action and successfully seized illicit liquor worth Rs 20 lakh. Police also confiscated the truck, worth Rs 30 lakh used in smuggling of illicit liquor. The accused was arrested on the spot.
