India, April 26 -- The Uttarakhand forest department removed arrangements for a wedding event of state Cabinet minister Khajan Dass's son at a temple complex inside the Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR)'s core zone on Sunday and registered a case after an outcry.

The preparations included tents, tables, chairs, coolers, and water tankers at the Sureshwari Devi Temple complex in the reserve's Haridwar range.

The forest department swung into action after photos and videos of the arrangements surfaced on social media. The park administration lodged a case against the temple committee's office-bearers under the Wildlife Protection Act.

Dass dismissed the outcry as a political conspiracy to malign him. He claimed he informed a senior forest offici...