Two Injured in Assam Due to Forest Guard Shootings; Class 6 Student Among Victims
On Tuesday, two individuals, including a Class 6 student, were injured in separate shooting incidents involving forest guards in Assam.
In the first incident at Balitara in Nalbari district, a Class 6 boy was injured during an operation to control a herd of wild elephants damaging paddy crops. Forest guards from the Barpeta Forest Office fired at the elephants but accidentally hit the boy. Locals reportedly blocked the forest personnel from leaving until police intervened. The injured student is now in stable condition at Nalbari Medical College and Hospital.
In a separate incident in the Lumding Reserve Forest, Hojai district, a woman was injured after four patrolling forest guards opened fire on a group of women gathering firewood. She sustained three bullet wounds to her head and back and is receiving treatment at Hojai Civil Hospital.
These incidents have raised concerns about the safety of civilians during forest department operations in Assam.
