YAMUNANAGAR: In the first incident of its kind, one poacher died and four wildlife guards were injured in an exchange of fire between wildlife guards and poachers in forest reserves of Kalesar National Park , on the night intervening Saturday and Sunday.The incident became known during wee hours of Sunday when Pale Ram, the poacher, succumbed to bullet injuries at Paonta Sahib’s civil hospital . Injured wildlife guards were rushed to Trauma centre in Yamunangar. Their condition is stated to be out of danger, sources said. Meanwhile, acting on the statement by forest officer Ramesh Kumar, district police have started the investigations after registering a case of Arms Act and criminal intimidation against 11 persons who included Pale Ram.“It was around 11pm on Saturday night when me and my colleague were on night patrolling in Chikan area, when all of a sudden we heard gun shots fired by armed men attacking wildlife, probably a panther. Firing intensified after we raised an alarm, resulting in bullet injuries inflicted on Suresh and Jaswant, our wildlife guards. Meanwhile, when the firing started from both the sides, two more wildlife officials namely, Pardeep and Sanjeev, suffered injuries and were rushed to the hospital,’’ forest officer Rajesh said.Sources informed that before more forest guards and policemen could reached the spot and react, poachers managed to escape. Meanwhile, preliminary investigations suggested that five out of 11 poachers, including Pala Ram were carrying weapons with them