Employees of forest department were injured after they were attacked by three locals of Kotra village opposing plantation on land on Wednesday; accused claimed ownership of the land, Nazeerabad police have started investigation.
Police said that staff of forest department managed to escape and lodge complaint with the police, the injured men were rushed to a nearby hospital and were provided with treatment.
The incident took place on Wednesday when Amit Kumar Singh along with his staff had gone for plantation at Kotra village and while they were started work three persons came and opposed the work claiming ownership of the land. The verbal heated exchange soon turn violent after the three attacked the staff. The staff managed to escape and reported the incident to the police.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered case of assault against the three accused identified as Kamal Singh Rajput and his two sons Digvijay and Bhupendra.
Police said that few areas have been raided but the accused managed to remain absconding and search for the accused has been started. During the investigation, police have found that the three are involved in agriculture work. The details of the three is under investigation.