Odisha: ‘Denied Justice’, Woman Attempts Self-Immolation Outside Angul Collectorate

Angul: In a determined try to finish life, a girl Monday tried to set herself on hearth in entrance of the Angul Collector workplace searching for justice in a land dispute case.
The girl Damayanti Behera has been recognized as a resident of Gobara village below Bikrampur police limits in Talcher. After her husband handed away in 2014, she was compelled to stay a lifetime of penury. She has none else to take care of her ailing son.
Damayanti alleged that she is being harassed by her brother-in-law over division of their property, citing which she has lodged a number of complaints with the Police and district administration. However, her long-standing complaints have fallen on deaf ears, she alleged.
When a hopeless Damayanti in the present day tried to immolate herself, she was overpowered and rescued by police personnel current on the spot.
“If there is no one to take a stand for me or extricate me from this situation, I will immolate myself – today or tomorrow. My son will also set himself afire. They illegally occupied our land in the backyard of our house, then demolished Anganabadi, and are now trying to kick us out of the house. Madam (official at the Collectorate) has assured that she will look into the problems. If there’s a further delay, I will surely immolate myself,” mentioned Damayanti Behera, the complainant whereas being taken into custody.
Dodging the queries, Angul IIC Ramesh Chandra Bisoyi solely mentioned that the lady had come to precise her grievances with regard to a land dispute case.
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