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RFOs armed with police powers [1]

Subhash Chandra N S, Bangalore, July 2, DH News Service:

Caught on the wrong foot because of the iron ore heist at Belekeri port last month, the State government has decided to confer on all range forest officers (RFOs) police powers, including the authority to arrest and prosecute offenders.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2010
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
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Forests [3], Forest Personnel [4], Wildlife [5], Karnataka [6], Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
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