BDO beaten up by father, brother in Odisha

Rourkela: Koida Block Development Officer (BDO) in Sundargarh district, Pallavirani Raj, and Assistant Engineer Abhisek Panigrahi were allegedly beaten up by the former’s father and brother yesterday night.

Koida police arrested the BDO’s father Ramesh Raj following a complaint lodged by the official. However, brother Sangram Raj managed to flee from the spot.

According to reports, father and brother of BDO suddenly assaulted the official with a large stick at her official residence at around 10 pm on Tuesday. They also attacked the Block Assistant Engineer Abhisek Panigrahi, who intervened to save the BDO from clutches of her family members last night.

Both the official sustained injuries at the incident.

Following the incident, a team of Koida Community Health Centre (CHC) rushed to BDO’s residence and shifted her to the SCB hospital following first aid. Meanwhile, the injured Assistant Engineer has been referred to the Rourkela Government Hospital after primary treatment at Koida CHC.

 

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