It is an attack on uniform, Woman Forest Officer demands action against attackers

Hyderabad: A day after being attacked by the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) including the brother of an MLA, Forest Officer C Anitha on Monday demanded action against the accused saying that this attack is an attack on the uniform.

“We are public servants, we were doing our duty. Those who are against them have either been attacked or transferred. They should be suspended. The party should take action against the MLA. This attack wasn’t an attack on me, it is an attack on the uniform. There should be action against them,” she told mediapersons here today.

The forest officials were allegedly attacked by TRS supporters led by Zilla Parishad Vice Chairman Konaru Krishna when they went to plant saplings at a plot allotted for forest development.

The main accused Krishna, who is the brother of TRS legislator K Konnappa, resigned from the post after the incident.

Two police officers were suspended and 14 people were arrested for allegedly attacking a team of forest officials in Sirpur-Kagaznagar area of Asifabad here on Sunday in which Anitha sustained injuries.

“Fourteen have been arrested and two police officers have been suspended for their inaction in the incident of an attack on forest officials,” police said.

It maybe recalled that a gang of around 30 people led by Krishna attacked forest officials who had gone to Sarasala village in Khagaznagar to plant saplings on land allotted for forest development near Kaleshwaram project.

Mr. Krishna had said that the forest department is allegedly terrorising Adivasi farmers and confiscating their land forcefully “I was there to resolve the issue and to ensure justice for tribals as forest officials were destroying their crops in the name of afforestation. I tried to pacify department authorities but in vain. The attack was accidental, not intentional.”

This morning BJP delegation led by Mahila Morcha State President Akula Vijaya along with other Mahila Morcha leaders met Anitha at the Kims hospital where the latter was getting treated for the yesterdays attack.

She strongly condemned the attack and said that this sought of attack on an officer who was performing her duty was strongly condemnable and demand strict action against the MLAs brother

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