MP Sand mining gang attacks forest dept team snatches rifle of range officer three personnel injured

     Ashok Nagar (MP), Apr 30 (PTI) A group of people involved in illegal sand mining allegedly attacked a forest department team when it went to seize their tractor-trolleys in Chanderi area of Madhya Pradesh's Ashok Nagar district, in which three personnel were injured, police said on Saturday.<br>        During the incident, which occurred on Thursday, the illegal miners also snatched a range officer's personal rifle before escaping from the spot with their tractor-trolley, they said.<br>        A purported video of the incident has gone viral on social media.<br>        "A group of 15-17 people attacked a forest team when it tried to catch the tractors-trolleys involved in illegal mining from the forest area. The incident occurred on Thursday evening and the case was registered on Friday," Chanderi police station in-charge Umesh Upadhyay said. <br>        The accused also snatched the rifle of Chanderi circle forest ranger Adityanarayan Purohit. It was his personal licensed rifle, he added.<br>        The video of the incident shows a group of people purportedly beating the men in uniform with sticks in a bid to take away a tractor-trolley.<br>        Purohit and two other forest employees were injured in the incident, Upadhyay said.<br>        The accused were booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and a search is underway to nab them, he said. PTI COR ADU <br>NP   NP

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