Question

Who were called the criminal tribes and what activities they got involved into?

Answer 1

(i) Nomadic and pastoralist communities who were caught stealing wood were called the Criminal tribes.
(ii) Due to the changes brought in by forest management, nomadic and pastoralist communities could not cut wood, graze cattle, collect fruits and roots, and hunt or fish. All this was made illegal.
(iii) As a result, they started stealing the wood, bribing the forest guards to allow them to hunt, collect wood or graze their animals.