Archive · 28 May 2025
Forest Guard Killed in Scuffle With Poachers in Dhenkanal
A forest guard named Prahlad Pradhan was killed in a forest in Dhenkanal during a confrontation with poachers.
The poachers had been hunting animals and were caught by a forest patrol team.
After the guard was shot, his fellow officers apprehended some of the poachers.
The poachers' relatives then arrived at the scene to remove any remaining evidence, like the meat from their hunt and clean the bloodstains.
The investigation is ongoing to determine how many poachers were involved.
The forest guard's wife is also a forest guard, and they have been married for eight years.
The forest guard was responding to reports of poaching activity when the incident occurred.
Forest guard Prahlad Pradhan was killed in Dhenkanal after a scuffle with poachers.
Poachers organized a feast after hunting an animal, according to a forest staff member.
Relatives of the poachers destroyed evidence by removing meat and cleaning bloodstains.
Pradhan was part of a 14-member team responding to reports of poachers in Rajmohanpur forest.
The squad overpowered four poachers following the shooting; the exact number of poachers is under investigation.
- Who
- Forest guard Prahlad Pradhan and poachers.
- What
- Prahlad Pradhan was killed by poachers.
- When
- Early Saturday, midnight
- Where
- Dhenkanal, Rajmohanpur forest.
- Why
- A scuffle occurred between the forest guard and poachers.
- Location
- Dhenkanal
- Victim
- Prahlad Pradhan
- Perpetrators
- Poachers
- Cause of Death
- Gunshot
- Time of Incident
- Midnight