India, Jan. 22 -- Raising slogans and holding placards, around 150 residents from tribal hamlets inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) staged a peaceful morcha outside the park on Tuesday, protesting against the eviction notices issued by the forest department and alleging attempts to forcibly displace them from their ancestral land. The protest, which began around 11 am, came amid rising fear among residents after notices were put up across several padas on January 13.

The public notice issued by the office of the deputy director (South), SGNP, states that "as per the orders passed by the Hon'ble High Court, Bombay, an encroachment removal (padkam) campaign will be implemented in Sanjay Gandhi National Park from 19.01.2026 to 28.01....