ATR staff boycott work condemning arrest of Forest Range Officer
The Hindu
They will go on an indefinite protest till their demands are met
A day after the arrest of Valparai Forest Range Officer K. Jayachandran, frontline staff of the Forest Department attached to the Pollachi and Tiruppur divisions of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) boycotted work on Friday in protest.
Members of the Tamil Nadu Forest Staff Association gathered outside the ATR Pollachi Division office as part of the protest.
In a letter addressed to the senior officials of ATR, Association president and Manambolly Forest Range Officer A. Manikandan demanded that a special team should investigate into the registering of “false case” against Mr. Jayachandran and into the alleged lack of safety for the frontline staff of the Forest Department.
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