On Camera, Encroachers Shoot Arrows, Lob Bombs To Foil Eviction Exercise
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Shocking visuals of the standoff showed the encroachers using crude bombs, bows and arrows and countrymade firearms to stop the anti-encroachment team.
Thirteen people were injured in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district after an anti-encroachment exercise by the forest department sparked a violent clash with illegal occupants of forest land.
Shocking visuals of the standoff showed the encroachers using crude bombs, bows and arrows and countrymade firearms to stop the anti-encroachment team from approaching.
The incident took place on Saturday, when the team reached Ghaghrala forests following reports of encroachment and illegal felling of trees. They were attacked by at least 150 people armed with bows and arrows, stones, country-made bombs and other firearms.
Videos show the team members in riot gear struggling to move forward in the face of the offensive. Some villagers accompanying the forest team also suffered serious injuries.
