Kalyani, a trainee Indian Forest Services officer posted at Tarai West forest division, with her team reached near Dabka river in Baintkhedi area on April 29 to prevent illegal mining and initiated seizing of a JCB machine and some other vehicles involved in the illegal work, police said.
But soon a large number of people gathered there and started protesting the action. They misbehaved with her, attacked their vehicles with canes and pelted stones, police said, adding that they managed to leave from there somehow.
An investigation is on in the matter, the SI said adding that however, no arrests have been made in the case yet.