Forest Department Clash: Poachers Injure Two in Bisalpur

Two employees from the forest department were injured in the Bisalpur area after poachers allegedly fired at them during a night patrol. An FIR has been registered against seven identified individuals. The injured staff members are now out of danger. The police are investigating the incident.

Two employees of the forest department were injured after poachers allegedly fired at them in the Bisalpur area, police said on Sunday.

The incident took place on Saturday when staff were on night patrolling duty in the Pipli forest area, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Rajiv Kumar stated.

Some poachers allegedly fired bullets at the staff, leaving two of them -- Aale Hasan and Rupchandra -- injured, Kumar detailed.

One of them suffered an injury in his hand, while the other employee was hurt in his leg. Both are now out of danger.

Seven persons have been identified in connection with the incident, and an FIR has been registered against them at the Bisalpur police station.

The FIR was registered on the complaint of forest guard Shyamlal against Deepa, Bunty, Pinder, Soni, Kindi, Paramjeet alias Pamma, and Manoj Dubey.