A forest ranger and a home guard were shot at allegedly by unidentified poachers in Malakheda police station area in Alwar district, police said.
Forest Ranger Keval Kumar Vaidhya and constable Om Prakash Jangid were patrolling in Sariska forest area when the assailants opened fire at them yesterday, SHO Malakheda police station, Mukut Bihari Sharma said.
The severely injured personnel were rushed to a hospital in Alwar.
Sharma said a dead wild boar and Sambar flesh was recovered from the spot.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of IPC, he said.
Forest department officials have also registered a case in the incident under section 9, 27, 29, 31, 39, 48-A of Wildlife Conservation Act.
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