KALPETTA: Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) (Flying Squad, Kozhikode) P Dhanesh Kumar, who had reported the unlawful Muttil tree felling and was faraway from the workforce shaped to research such incidents in Wayanad and different districts on Thursday, was reinstated within the workforce by Friday night after the transfer by the forest division kicked up an issue.
Opposition chief V D Satheesan mentioned in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday that Dhanesh Kumar was faraway from the investigation workforce to save lots of the mafia looting forest wealth. He added that the formation of a probe workforce that doesn’t embrace Dhanesh raises doubts. “Dhanesh had taken a stand in opposition to these concerned in forest looting. He’s an official who doesn’t yield to vested pursuits,” Satheesan added.
Reacting to this, Forest Minister A Okay Saseendran mentioned he was not conscious of the removing of the official from the investigation workforce. Following the rising criticism, the forest division reinstated Dhanesh within the workforce with the cost of probing tree felling in eight districts.
Within the order issued by the principal chief conservator of forest (Vigilance and Forest Intelligence) on Thursday, it was said that Dhanesh had been changed with Punalur DFO Byju Krishnan resulting from “administrative causes”. This order got here after foremost accused Roji Augustine of Surya Timbers alleged that he had given Rs 2 lakh in bribe to Dhanesh, although he retracted the allegation within the evening.
Dhanesh was one of many 5 DFOs within the unique investigation workforce. He was in command of the investigation in Ernakulam and Thrissur districts. On Thursday, his workforce seized timber felled from Thrissur forests in Nilambur and was on path of different timber being transported. However he was directed to return to the Kozhikode Flying Squad. Apart from Dhanesh, the primary workforce included Shantri Tom, Raju Okay Francis, Shanavas A and Aneesh C P,DFOs of Idukki, Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad, respectively.
