# Odisha villagers detain police for 3 hours over tree felling 2026-08-09T03:31:21+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Villagers in Biramunda, Odisha’s Bolangir district, detained a police team for nearly three hours on Saturday after a Forest Department crackdown on alleged illegal tree felling. The Forest Department had raided the village on a tip-off that eucalyptus trees were being cut from government land, seizing a truck and detaining two persons. The action angered local residents, who surrounded the police team called to assist forest officials. The villagers protested the detention of the two persons and the seizure of the truck. Police are investigating the legality of the tree felling and the confrontation. ## Coverage - odishatv.in Tags: Bolangir, forest department, Odisha, police detention, tree felling, village protest Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-villagers-detain-police-for-3-hours-over-tree-felling/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/odisha-villagers-detain-police-for-3-hours-over-tree-felling/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.