BERHAMPUR: An uneasy calm prevailed at Taptapani in Ganjam district, about 60km from right here on Wednesday, a day after 3 cops have been attacked through a mob for seeking to save you clashes between some neighbouring villages.
Police have registered a minimum of 3 different instances of the incident that happened below the Patapur police station prohibit in Ganjam. "While two cases have been registered against more than 500 people of five nearby villages for attacking police and blocking roads at different places, another case involves assault on a person from T Gobindapur by villagers of Taptapani. But no arrests have been made so far," said subdivisional police officer (Aska) Subash Chandra Panda.
At least one platoon of police power has been deployed near Taptapani. Search for the accused has been intensified within the villages of T Gobindapur, Sriram Nagara, Belaghara, Chakarapalli and other nearby spaces.
Many have fled the villages fearing a police crackdown after the violence by which the inspector in- rate of Patapur police station, Ramesh Chandra Pradhan, too used to be injured. The other two injured police team of workers incorporated Prasanna Kumar Patnaik and Golak Chandra Polai, each assistant sub-inspectors. Sources said their situation has improved.
They have been referred to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur from the Mohana Community health centre on Tuesday.
"The situation in the area is under control," said SP (Ganjam) Brijesh Kumar Rai.
The residents of T Govindpur have been hard the arrest of a few youths from Taptapani, who had allegedly crushed up a mini-truck motive force Prahallad Nayak at Belagada due to previous enmity late on Monday. Nayak had lodged an FIR in opposition to the villagers of Taptapani.
The protesters had publish street blockades at a number of places between T Gobindapur and Taptapani through felling bushes.
The blockade used to be lifted only after subcollector (Berhampur) Sidharth Shankar Swain assured them of taking motion in opposition to the offenders.
Police have registered a minimum of 3 different instances of the incident that happened below the Patapur police station prohibit in Ganjam. "While two cases have been registered against more than 500 people of five nearby villages for attacking police and blocking roads at different places, another case involves assault on a person from T Gobindapur by villagers of Taptapani. But no arrests have been made so far," said subdivisional police officer (Aska) Subash Chandra Panda.
At least one platoon of police power has been deployed near Taptapani. Search for the accused has been intensified within the villages of T Gobindapur, Sriram Nagara, Belaghara, Chakarapalli and other nearby spaces.
Many have fled the villages fearing a police crackdown after the violence by which the inspector in- rate of Patapur police station, Ramesh Chandra Pradhan, too used to be injured. The other two injured police team of workers incorporated Prasanna Kumar Patnaik and Golak Chandra Polai, each assistant sub-inspectors. Sources said their situation has improved.
They have been referred to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur from the Mohana Community health centre on Tuesday.
"The situation in the area is under control," said SP (Ganjam) Brijesh Kumar Rai.
The residents of T Govindpur have been hard the arrest of a few youths from Taptapani, who had allegedly crushed up a mini-truck motive force Prahallad Nayak at Belagada due to previous enmity late on Monday. Nayak had lodged an FIR in opposition to the villagers of Taptapani.
The protesters had publish street blockades at a number of places between T Gobindapur and Taptapani through felling bushes.
The blockade used to be lifted only after subcollector (Berhampur) Sidharth Shankar Swain assured them of taking motion in opposition to the offenders.
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