Why was Amrita Devi Bishnoi killed by the kingsmen?

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When kingsmen came to cut trees, Amrita Devi Bishnoi and her daughters tried to save trees by hugging them. The kingsmen threatened her, but she refused to give up and ultimately to live up to the king's orders the kingsmen had to cut the tree, and in the process, she died.

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