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Pratapgarh: Forest Ranger Crushed to Death by Land Mafias During Anti-Mining Raid.
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News18•22-09-2026, 16:15
Pratapgarh: Forest Ranger Crushed to Death by Land Mafias During Anti-Mining Raid.
- •A forest department ranger, Pratap Singh, was crushed by a dumper during an operation against illegal soil mining in Pratapgarh, Rajasthan.
- •The incident occurred in Chhoti Sadri, Pratapgarh, where Ranger Pratap Singh succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
- •The forest department had received a tip-off about illegal soil mining and transportation on forest land in the Pithalwadi Gram Panchayat area.
- •A team led by Ranger Pratap Singh went to take action when the dumper driver, involved in illegal mining, crushed him.
- •Police and forest department teams are searching for the accused dumper driver and investigating others involved in the illegal mining.
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Forest department ranger Pratap Singh was crushed to death by a dumper truck while leading a raid against illegal soil mining and transportation on forest land in the Pithalwadi Gram Panchayat area of Chhoti Sadri.
Following the fatal incident, the injured ranger was rushed to the Chhoti Sadri Sub-District Hospital, where he unfortunately succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Law enforcement and forest department teams launched a search for the fleeing dumper driver and seized a JCB vehicle from the operation site.
The team went to the area after receiving a tip-off concerning illegal soil mining and transportation happening on forest land within the Pithalwadi Gram Panchayat jurisdiction.
