Chhattisgarh forest guard seen with lady companion thrashed, made to bop by mob; video sparks outrage | Raipur Information

RAIPUR: A forest guard connected to the Devnagar beat of Surajpur forest division was allegedly manhandled and compelled to bop by a gaggle of native youths. The incident, which got here to gentle after video clips surfaced on social media, has raised issues over rising vigilantism within the area. The footage reveals the group forcing the guard to play music and dance earlier than assaulting him with sticks and belts. The attackers reportedly focused the guard as a result of he was accompanied by a girl buddy.Surajpur Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) D P Sahu stated the incident occurred a couple of week in the past. “I’ve issued a show-cause discover to the forest guard and sought his reply to provoke a police case. The guard has expressed reluctance to take authorized motion and claimed the incident stemmed from an previous rivalry,” Sahu stated. The division is awaiting a proper response from the guard earlier than continuing with additional authorized steps.