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Odisha: Forester shot dead by poachers in Similipal sanctuary
Updated On: 17 June, 2023 11:17 AM IST | Odisha | mid-day online correspondent
Forester Mati Hansda (45) was hit by a bullet allegedly fired by the poachers. He was rushed to hospital, where the doctors declared him dead. Hansda was posted at the Barahakumuda range in Simlipal
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A forester was shot dead allegedly by poachers in Similipal sanctuary in Odisha`s Mayurbhanj district, a forest official said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI.
Officials told PTI that the incident occurred when a team of forest department were carrying out patrolling inside Similipal sanctuary, an exchange of fire broke out between the forest department team and six armed poachers at Badachachran beat house on Friday night.
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