Kandhamal, (Fast News Odisha): After the death of an elephant in the Munduti forest of Belghar forest area under the popular Kandhamal district Baliguda Bankhand, first Belghar deputy ranger Vinay Kumar Bishi was suspended, then his driver Harishikesh Panda was arrested and prosecuted, and then ACF Suryakant Behera was suspended for negligence in the investigation. JCB driver Prashant Sahu and a hunter of Jhiripani village, Jayamangal Pan, were arrested by the forest department. In the incident, three people including a hunter from the east were arrested. On Tuesday, the forest department also arrested two hunters from Jhiripani area and two hunters from Kesinga area, Sikson Pan, Thabir Pan, Alek Nial and Dusmant Podho from their house. They seized three native guns, spears, bows, arrows, wires, deer skins, sambar horn teeth, nails, skins and elephant carcasses from them. Two 407 vehicles have also been seized for helping to bury the dismembered carcasses of elephants in Tahisir Dam near Kesinga from Belghar. In this regard, Forest Department hair no. The forest department has said that the investigation is ongoing as to who else is involved in this incident after filing a lawsuit under 72/26. It is worth noting that there was a lot of talk in the state about the incident of the Belghar elephant being crushed to death.
Report by Sanjay Kumar Manigarahi from Kandhamal District, Fast News Odisha l