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Shraddha Pandre

Indian Forest Service (promoted from MP state forest service), Madhya Pradesh cadre, 2017 batch, Serving 2025

No published career count.

  • Documented
  • One report
  • Years with no move on record

Forest officer moved out of the Chambal sanctuary three months after joining, three days after seizing illegally mined sand at government construction sites; the minister called it routine.

On the record

Transfer is not a punishment for me. It's just a change of battlefield,
Shraddha Pandre (Indian Masterminds), indianmasterminds.com

The moves, and what came of them

Oldest first. Each fold is marked by how well the record holds it.

  1. Documented

    Forest SDO / Superintendent, National Chambal Sanctuary, MorenaUmaria

    Within three months of joining she led raids on illegal sand mining in the Chambal sanctuary, where the Supreme Court banned mining in 2007. Her team was attacked (HT, June 2021). Three days after she seized illegally mined sand at the construction sites of a women's police station and a government pond, her transfer order was issued. An FIR was registered on her complaint against a Police Housing Board SDO, a sub-engineer and two contractors (ASP Morena to HT). Locals protested the transfer.

    Up against
    Illegal sand mining operators in the Chambal sanctuary; contractors on government construction Government: Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP), Madhya Pradesh.
    Reported reason
    HT, quoting local activists and Congress MLA Govind Singh, who alleged the mining operators had police and administrative support.
    The officer said
    'The transfer is a normal practice for me as whenever I took a tough action against the mafia, I had to face this. Earlier too, I was transferred for the same reason.' (Facebook, quoted by HT)
    The other side said
    Minister OPS Bhadoria: 'Pandre transfer is a routine practice. We appreciate her effort to stop illegal mining but the accusation against the government and police are baseless.' SP Morena Lalit Shakyawar said police had asked her to inform them before raids so a force could be sent, but 'she hardly paid any attention to our request.' (HT)
    Outcome
    Moved to Umaria; later DFO South Shahdol.
    What became of the matter
    Unknown. Status of the FIR against the Police Housing Board officials and contractors not found.

    Hindustan Times, Jul 2021 · Hindustan Times, Jun 2021 · Indian Masterminds (profile/interview), Aug 2025