Tearful farewell to forest guard ( Aid Arrives from WPSI )

[Guest guest]

Dear Azam,

 

How have you been?

 

Thank you for your email informing us of the tragic death of Shri

Bhu Dev Chakroborty (41), a forest guard of the Orang National Park,

who was killed by a tiger inside the park.

 

WPSI would like to offer Shri Bhu Dev's widow a cheque of Rs.10,000/-

to tide her over these difficult times. Please could you send us

the details, including Shri Bhu Dev Chakroborty's wife's name, and

where the demand draft should be payable.

 

Also please give us the appropriate Forest Official's name and

address so that the DD can be forwarded to that address once it is

ready.

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

With best regards

 

Payal Narain

Project Manager, WPSI

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New Delhi 110 048

Tel: (Int+91.11) 2923.3864 & 2923.2492

Fax: (Int+91.11) 2923.4918

Website: www.wpsi-india.org

Email: wpsi

 

 

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 09:04:53 +0530

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Tearful farewell to forest guard

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The Sentinel, Guwahati, 08 July, 2005 (www.sentinelassam.com)

 

Attack of Royal Bengal Tiger inside Orang National Park

Tearful farewell to forest guard

 

From our Correspondent

MANGALDAI, July 7: People here, including DFO (WL) Sukumar Monin;

Member, BTAD, Keshab Chandra Deka; Honorary Wild Life Warden,

Bhargab Kumar Das; representatives of the Green Society, Idul Haque

and Madan Deka; Range officer, Orang National Park, Jayanta Deka;

Range Officer of Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Ajit Boro and the

employees of the Divisional Forest Office (WL) here bid tearful

farewell to Bhu Dev Chakraborty (41), a forest guard of the Orang

National Park, who was killed by a tiger inside the park here

recently.

 

The incident took place when Bhu Dev Chakraborty along with game

watcher Ratneswar Deka and casual employee Md Jalal went out for

night patrolling on foot from Bali forest camp to Hati forest camp

along the river Dhansiri on the western part of the park. At about

10.45 p.m., a Royal Bengal Tiger suddenly attacked Chakraborty and

severely injured him. His colleagues opened fire in the air and

taken him back to Bali camp where he succumbed to his injuries.

 

After postmortem at the Mangaldai Civil Hospital, the body was

brought to the office of the DFO (Wild Life) here to pay last

respect to the departed soul.

 

Chakraborty, father of two minor children of village Teliapara under

Dhupdhara Police Station in Goalpara district, had joined the

service in 1985.

 

Senior officials of State Wildlife Department and the staff of the

Assam Forest School at Jalukbari offered floral wreath at the body

of the departed soul. It may be mentioned that late Chakraborty

joined his duty on the previous day of the incident after availing

leave to attend the adya shraddha of his father.