When the fence starts eating the field, the fate of the crop can well be predicted, goes a Bundelkhandi saying. Several environmentalists in the state believe the analogy could apply to Ratnesh solomon handling the forest portfolio. It was like handing over the forests to the jungle Mafia, according to them. The suicide note by forest ranger M S Chauhan at Tejgarh in February seemed to vindicate their argument. The note apparently said he could not cope with the mounting pressure from said high-ups to engage to illegal activities any more. w