Srinagar, Nov 4: An advertisement by edtech company Physics Wallah showing its faculty \u201cillegally\u201d driving through Baderkote forests in Tangmarg near Baramulla\u2019s Gulmarg has triggered concerns over damage to the Valley\u2019s ecology and prompted a police investigation.<\/p>\n
An FIR was registered at the Tangmarg police station on the complaint of Forest Range Officer Gulmarg, Iftikhar Ahmad Qadri.<\/p>\n
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\u201cA video was uploaded on YouTube showing six black Scorpio vehicles, without any registration plate, entering illegally in the forest area without any permission from any competent authority of the forest department,\u201d the complaint states. \u201cAfter verification from field staff of Baderkote forest block, it came forth that the video has been shot in the forest area (of) Baderkote forest block.\u201d<\/p>\n
Physics Wallah, which has several branches in Kashmir, had used the footage to promote \u2018Toofan\u2019, its initiative for students of Classes 9 to 12. The video showed six black Scorpios being driven through the forest area and lush pastures, sparking outrage, with many questioning how a company that \u201cvandalises\u201d the Valley\u2019s fragile ecosystem can teach students about conservation.<\/p>\n
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The forest officer\u2019s complaint said the video clearly showed that the \u201cvehicles were driven off-road over the green meadows in forest area resulting in damage to various herbs and other flora of the forest thus violating Indian Forest Act 1927 and Forest Conservation Act 1980.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Police have registered cases under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for mischief, causing loss or damage to government property, and criminal trespass, along with sections of the Indian Forest Act.<\/p>\n
The incident comes 20 days after police booked several YouTubers for damaging the fragile ecosystem in the Breinwar forest area of central Kashmir\u2019s Budgam. A video showing them driving through Budgam\u2019s pastures and meadows had similarly sparked outrage, prompting Deputy Commissioner Bilal Mohidin to order an FIR.\u2013(The Indian Express)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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