As soon as the information about the incident was received, Chanderi police reached the spot and handled the situation. Later, Collector Aditya Singh and SP Vineet Kumar Jain also reached the village and inspected the spot.
Bhopal. In Sirsaud village of Chanderi police station area of Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh, a dispute between tribal and Yadav community over occupation of forest land on Sunday turned into a bloody conflict. During the dispute, a hut of tribal women was set on fire, due to which tension spread in the village. A tribal woman was injured in the incident, while a person from the other side has been seriously injured by an axe.
Women of the tribal community alleged that former village sarpanch Suryabhan Yadav arrived with several people and a tractor to occupy the forest land. When the tribals told them to stop and not remove their hut, the Yadav side abused and assaulted them. The women say that the hut was set on fire and they were threatened to vacate the house.
The tribal woman injured in the incident has been admitted to Chanderi Civil Hospital. On the other hand, information has come to light that Suryabhan Yadav of the Yadav side was hit by an axe in the stomach. He was referred to the district hospital after first aid. The Yadav side alleges that the tribal youths suddenly attacked them when they went to sow.
The Yadav side also claims that the tribal women themselves set fire to the hut so that false cases could be made. A video has also surfaced regarding this claim, in which a man is telling the women that “You are setting fire yourself, I am making a video.” However, after the video, the women are seen moving away from the hut.
As soon as the information about the incident was received, the Chanderi police reached the spot and handled the situation. Later, Collector Aditya Singh and SP Vineet Kumar Jain also reached the village and inspected the spot. Police force has been deployed in view of the seriousness of the dispute.
On the complaint of the complainant Ajay son of Palla Adivasi (23 years), a case has been registered against 15 named and some unknown people of Yadav community under section 115(2), 296, 351(2), 191(3), 326(g) of BNS and section 3(1)(R), 3(1)(S), 3(2)(v-a) of SC/ST Act.
On the other hand, on the complaint of Suryabhan Yadav, a case has been registered against 9 named and 4-5 unknown people of tribal community under section 115(2), 118(1), 296, 351(2), 3(5), 191(2), 191(3) of BNS.
At present, the situation in the village is under control under police surveillance, but this incident of burning of huts and violence is raising many serious questions about the safety of the tribal community and forest land rights.
Courtesy : Ankit Pachauri, Hindi News