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Maoists' attack on forest official exposes their motives | As the curtains were down for the first phase of the Jharkhand elections and the security personnel were busy in protecting the state borders, a forest official
in the remote Indagaon range along the Orissa-Chhattisgarh border went down fighting the Maoists for the cause of protecting the environment. The incident has exposed
Maoists' claims that they are fighting to preserve the forests in the interest
of tribals. Villagers of the area are now aware that their objective is to ensure
their rule in the forests, which they want to exploit for their purposes. On Friday,
on receiving information that smugglers are taking logs from the interior forests,
Deputy Ranger of Indgaon forests, Gokul Tanday, along with two of his personnel
went to the spot, which was deep inside the forest along Orissa border. In this
tough terrain Tandy and his men encountered the Naxalites. The Naxals asked Tandy
to go with them and forced others to return. Next day the police recovered
the body of Gokul Tandy from the forest. The body had clear marks of injuries
from sharp weapons, indicating brutal attack on him by Naxals. The Maosits involvement
with the forest mafia and smuggling the rich natural wealth has also become a
big cause of worry for the tribals, who are known for worshiping Mother Nature. |
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