Dhenknal :The brutal shooting of Forester-in-Charge Prahallad Pradhan by poachers near Rajmohanpur village of Hindol Range in Dhenkanal Forest Division has created a stir across the state. Late on Friday at around 3 am, a gunfight broke out between a poacher and a forest department team inside a reserved forest. Prahallad Pradhan was killed by a poacher’s bullet. He was admitted to the Angul District Headquarter Hospital, but the doctors there declared him dead. In this, four poachers were arrested under the direct supervision of Dhenkanal Collector Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, DFO Sumit Kar, and SP Abhinav Sonkar. Meanwhile, Prahallad’s dead body was given a guard of honor in front of the Kamakhyanagar Sub-Collector’s office. Forest, Environment and Climate Change Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia, Hindol MLA Simarani Nayak, Kamakhyanagar MLA Satrughna Jena, Parjang MLA Bibhuti Bhushan Pradhan,BJP District President Rasabihari Behera, PCCF, RCCF, DFO, District Magistrate, SP and other officials and public representatives from various walks of life paid their last respects. Finally, Prahallad was cremated at the village crematorium. And a condolence amount of Rs 30 lakh was given by the Hon’ble Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the presence of the Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia and the administration. Prahallad had joined the Forest Guard since 2009 and earned a lot of praise. He was even honored with the highest honor by the department. The entire Kamakhyanagar was stunned by his death.
Forester In Charge shot dead in Dhenkanal of poachers Gunshot.
