Villagers protest assault of forest officials against tribal in Asifabad

Residents of the forest fringe village accused forest department officials of thrashing Talandi Lasmaiah for constructing a house on a piece of land near the habitation.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: Alleging that forest officials assaulted a tribal person, residents staged a sit-in in front of the office of Forest Range Officer in Bejjur mandal centre on Saturday.

Residents of the forest fringe village accused forest department officials of thrashing Talandi Lasmaiah for constructing a house on a piece of land near the habitation.

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They demanded stringent action against the erring officials.

However, the officials denied allegations and said they had only prevented Lasmaiah from building the house on Forest lands.