Cops force-lift Dhotre again
04:51 | Author: eco-pro
TNN, Jul 29, 2009, 04.35am IST
NAGPUR: The Chandrapur police on Tuesday made a ham-handed attempt to disrupt the fast-unto-death stir launched by conservationist Bandu Dhotre, president of Eco-Pro, against Adani mines, proposed to come near Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR).At 9 pm on Tuesday, a posse of around 50 policemen from Ram Nagar police station reached the pandal where Dhotre is staging the stir near district collectorate and force-lifted him to the government hospital. This is second time in five days that police forcefully lifted Dhotre from the pandal.The Eco-Pro chief is on strike from July 20, to demand cancellation of coal blocks to Adani which threaten to destroy 1750 hectares of forest and Tadoba reserve. There were only four volunteers and Dhotre's wife present when police reached the pandal on Tuesday.Repeated attempts to reach sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Parag Manere proved futile. Sources said the police action follows after talks between Dhotre and administration failed.
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