Forest Officer

MP forest officer suspended after Lokayukta raids

Madhya Pradesh Chief Conservator of Forest and 1987 batch Indian Forest Service officer, Basant Kumar Singh, has been suspended by the state government after Lokayukta raids unearthed more than Rs 70 crore in disproportionate assets. ...  

MP forest officer raided, Rs 12 cr worth investments recovered

The Madhya Pradesh anti-corruption office (Lokayukta) got into action and carried out raids on Wednesday morning. The Lokayukta raided the Chief Conservator of Forest BK Singh's residence at Ujjain and Bhopal. ...  

MP: Raid shows forest officer worth over Rs 30 cr

Bhopal: A deputy forest officer was raided by the Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta on Tuesday. The raids were conducted at three places - Ratlam, Neemuch and Mandsaur. Sources say that the raids against Forest Officer SK Palaash revealed property worth Rs 30 to 35 crore. It included Rs 24 lakh in cash, Rs 30 lakh in jewellery and 4 luxury cars. Officials also found a plot of land and a gas...  

Assam: Forest officers kidnapped, search begins

Karbi Anglong: Six armed militants on Saturday abducted the Chief Conservator of Forests and a ranger in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam. According to sources, a demand of Rs 2 crore in ransom and been made for the release of the officers. The militants are suspected to be members of the Karbi People Liberation Tigers. Meanwhile, a massive search operation has been initiated in the region to trace the...  

Guj officer resists corruption, driven to death

New Delhi: A Forest Officer in Gujarat has been driven to death for resisting corruption. 44-year-old Yajvendrasinh Chauhan, a Range Forest Officer with the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation, committed suicide on Wednesday. He was allegedly being harassed by three of his seniors, who wanted him to prepare inflated bills for projects. Chauhan has left behind five affidavits, naming the three officials, Geer Foundation Director Bharat Pathak, and DFOs...  

Sandalwood mafia kills forest officer in Andhra

Adilabad: Another officer paid for his honesty with his life. A forest officer was beaten to death by the sandalwood mafia in Andhra Pradesh. Forest officer P Satyanarayana, was beaten to death allegedly by sandalwood smugglers in the forests in Adilabad in Andhra Pradesh late on Tuesday night. Satyanarayana had reached the area with three other villagers after he got a tip-off that sandalwood was being smuggled. The incident comes...  

Man-eating tiger on prowl wanted live, not dead

Tiger is a highly endangered animal, protected under Wildlife Act. ...