Archive · 19 Jul 2026
Forest Team Attacked During Anti-Encroachment Drive Near Indore
A team from the Forest Department was working in a forest area near Indore to stop people from using the land illegally.
While they were working, a man named Prem Singh Bheel and his two sons got angry and attacked the team with swords and stones.
They damaged some machines and a government ambulance, and one forest guard got hurt.
The police have filed a case against the three men, who are still missing.
The Forest Department is continuing their work with more people to help.
A Forest Department team was attacked by a man and his two sons with swords and stones during an anti-encroachment drive near Indore.
The accused damaged two JCB machines and a government ambulance, and injured a forest guard.
The Ginawal family is accused of encroaching upon nearly 10 hectares of forest land in the Raskudia area.
Police have registered a case against the three accused, who remain absconding.
Additional personnel from the Indore Forest Division have been deployed in the area to support the operation.
- Who
- A Forest Department team and the Ginawal family (Prem Singh Bheel and his sons)
- What
- An attack on the Forest Department team during an anti-encroachment drive
- When
- Saturday afternoon around 3:30 PM
- Where
- Raskudia area under Simrol police station limits, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- The Forest Department team was conducting an anti-encroachment and land-development operation on allegedly encroached forest land
- Location
- Raskudia, Simrol police station limits, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Accused
- Prem Singh Bheel, Anokhilal Bheel, Pawan Bheel
- Victims
- Forest Department team, including Forest Guard Anand Singh
- Charges Filed Under
- Sections 132, 121(1), 296(b), 115(2), 351(3), 324(4), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
- Incident Time
- Around 3:30 PM on Saturday
- Encroached Land
- Nearly 10 hectares of forest land
- Deployed Personnel
- Additional personnel from the Indore Forest Division