Police Team ‘Attacked’ For Asking People To Follow COVID-19 Norms In Odisha | OTV News

Baripada: At least three police personnel, together with an ASI of Sarat Police Station, have been injured after being allegedly attacked by a mob at Debanbahali village below Udala block of Mayurbhanj district on Saturday night.
The police staff had gone to the village, the place the standard ‘Chaiti Parba’ was happening, to persuade the locals to not collect as they might be on the danger of changing into susceptible to the Coronavirus.
The injured cops have been recognized as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Biswajit Das Mohapatra, a constable and a homeguard.
As per experiences, ASI Biswajit Das Mohapatra obtained the data relating to the gathering of 1000’s of individuals on the Chaiti Parba in Debanbahali village. Fearing many might contract the virus amid the continued pandemic, he rushed to the village with a police staff and requested the villagers to cease the occasion. However, a gaggle of individuals attacked the cops.
ASI Biswajit Das Mohapatra mentioned, “After receiving the information about the gathering of 5,000 to 6,000 people in the village for the festival, we rushed to the spot at around 10.30 pm on Saturday. When the villagers saw the police van, they started running away. However, a group of mob came towards us and vandalised our van.”
“We tried to convince them to not gather at the spot as it might spread the Covid-19 infection. They attacked us. Later, the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) reached the village with a team and rescued us,” added the ASI.
“When we reached the spot, we searched for the festival organisers and saranch but could not spot them. Later, a group of villagers attacked us and damaged the van,” alleged a constable Damodar Tudu who additionally accompanied the police staff to the village.
Two of the three police personnel have been admitted to the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College for remedy.
(Edited By Pradeep Singh)