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Villagers gherao members of CRPF camp

Staff Reporter

BERHAMPUR: The villagers of Lingagada of G.Udaygiri block in Kandhamal district gheraoed the members of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at the village and blocked the road passing through it for several hours on Friday.

The villagers were irked following alleged manhandling of a local by one CRPF jawan. It may be noted that CRPF personnel are deployed in the area following the communal tension. The villagers demanded the removal of CRPF camp from the area with allegations that the CRPF personnel were involved in similar activities. The villagers were pacified only after a team of police and administrative officials led by Baliguda sub-Collector, R.V. Krishnan and Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Sudha Singh reached the spot and held discussions. The pacified villagers lifted the road blockade.

It may be noted that tension had mounted at Paburia village under Sarangagada police station in Kandhamal district on Feb. 1 when some Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans deployed in the area beat up two innocent youths.

The angry villagers got pacified when the CRPF personnel apologised for their misdeed.

On Friday 60 persons who had returned back from G.Udaygiri relief camp to their village Dakeri were not allowed to enter the village on Thursday night.

The tribals of the village opposed the entry of CRPF personnel into the village along with the returnees from relief camp. The villagers said they would not allow CRPF personnel camp in their village.

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