Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Forest Ranger Killed While Chasing Illegal Mining Dumper
A forest officer named Pratap Singh Chundawat was checking reports of illegal soil mining.
He and other forest workers found a JCB machine and a dumper truck in a forest area.
The dumper drove away when the team arrived.
Chundawat followed it on his motorcycle.
Police said other people encouraged the dumper driver to hit him.
The truck allegedly ran over Chundawat and escaped.
He was taken to a government hospital but died on Tuesday.
Police identified the alleged driver as Kana Bawri.
Forest Ranger Pratap Singh Chundawat, 40, was crushed by a dumper truck in Rajasthan.
Officials said the truck was allegedly carrying soil illegally from a forest area.
Chundawat chased the escaping dumper on his Royal Enfield motorcycle late Monday.
Police alleged that others urged the driver to run over the officer before the truck fled.
Chundawat died during treatment at Nimbahera government hospital on Tuesday; the driver was identified as Kana Bawri.
- Who
- Forest Ranger Pratap Singh Chundawat, the forest team, and the alleged dumper driver Kana Bawri were involved.
- What
- Chundawat was allegedly crushed by a dumper truck while pursuing it after an illegal soil-mining operation was discovered.
- When
- The incident occurred around midnight late Monday; Chundawat died during treatment on Tuesday.
- Where
- Near Ghatiwale Balaji temple in the forest area within Choti Sadri police station limits, Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan.
- Why
- The forest team responded to information that soil was being illegally mined from the forest area.
- Victim
- Forest Ranger Pratap Singh Chundawat
- Age
- 40
- Incident timing
- Around midnight on Monday
- Location
- Forest area near Ghatiwale Balaji temple, Pratapgarh district, Rajasthan
- Vehicle
- A dumper allegedly transporting illegally mined soil
- Hospital
- Nimbahera government hospital
- Alleged driver
- Kana Bawri