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Expressing anger over the fishing activity, the villagers targeted two vehicles of the tourists from Belagavi along the highway at Keri-Chorla at the Jambhale junction.
According to sources, some persons from Belagavi and surrounding areas were involved in fishing activity in the dam basin. "Verbal complaints were lodged with the forest officials in this regard. On Sunday evening, some villagers saw two vehicles parked near the junction and the persons were fishing
in the dam basin," informed
a source.
"The forest officials were alerted and they rushed to the site and all the 16 tourists were booked for their alleged involvement in the fishing activity, which was illegal," added the source. Later, some villagers expressed anger and damaged their vehicles at Jambhale junction.
Forest official Girish Bailudkar said, "So far we have not initiated legal action as enquiry is in progress to find out whether the fishing point belongs to the Mhadei Wildlife or the forest department."
16 booked for fishing at Anjunem dam
The forest department has booked 16 persons from Belagavi for their alleged involvement in fishing activity at the Anjunem dam basin in Sattari taluka on Sunday evening.
