Stone pelting took place in Konijerla mandal and some forest workers were injured who fled and lodged a complaint. File photo of Telangana Police. (Reuters)
Police said the alleged attack took place last Tuesday.
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In Telangana’s Khammam district, 21 people, including 18 women, have been arrested and sent to judicial custody for allegedly attacking forest workers. The police gave this information on Saturday. Police said the alleged attack took place last Tuesday.
He said that people pelted stones to force forest workers to enter their area to do afforestation. Police said stone pelting took place in Konijerla mandal and some forest personnel got injured and fled and lodged a complaint.
He said that a case has been registered and investigation has been started. On Friday, most of the 18 women, including three infants, surrendered before police and a court allowed the mothers to keep the children in jail.
Earlier, on Thursday, three people were arrested, the police said. Upon learning of the incident, the CPI (ML) New Democracy issued a statement condemning the crackdown on women, especially those with infants.
The political party alleged that the forest department was harassing the women and registering cases against them. The party said that the women are neither land grabbers nor troublemakers, but common people who have a piece of ‘podu’ land to earn their livelihood.
‘Podu’ land (podu cultivation is a type of shifting cultivation) has been a matter of dispute between forest officials and those involved in such cultivation.
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