Case lodged in connection with attack on anti-poaching camps in Hanur

Forest Department officials filed a complaint with the police on Tuesday regarding an attack on anti-poaching camps within the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Hannur. The assaults occurred on August 15 following the killing of three suspected poachers who were involved in an alleged gunfight with Forest Department personnel around Hanur's early hours.

The Inspector-General of Police (Southern Range), M.B. Boralingaiah, informed Minister for Forest, Ecology, and Environment Ramalinga Reddy about the incident, leading to a formal complaint being lodged to address those responsible for the attack. According to Reddy, villagers targeted two or three anti-poaching camps established by the Forest Department.

Superintendent M. Muthuraj of Chamarajanagar district police further revealed that the protestors also targeted residential quarters belonging to the Forest Department. Muthuraj denied claims that the protestors caused any explosions, stating that a battery at one of the anti-poaching camps had exploded due to excessive heat.