The Belagavi District Police have registered a complaint against unidentified residents of three villages in Gokak taluk of Belagavi district who are said to have assaulted forest and police officials during encroachment clearance in forest land.
As many as 11 forest officials and personnel, including Range Forest Officer Sanjiv Savasuddi and a police constable, were injured when encroachers threw stones at them.
The incident happened on Sunday. The complaint was registered on Monday.
