Villagers attack cops over road construction issue in Odisha’s Nayagarh

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Jul 22, 2017 at 2:30 PM Updated On : Jul 22, 2017 at 3:40 PM

Nayagarh: As many as three policemen were injured at Gudupangi village under Sadar police limits in Odisha’s Nayagarh district today as villagers attacked the cops over a road construction issue.

According to reports, a road is being constructed from Balabhadrapur village to Dhipamala village under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.

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Residents of Gudupangi had been demanding that the road be created through their village.

Alleging that no heed was paid to their demand, they damaged a JCB machine used in the road work and a police vehicle besides attacking policemen, reports said.

A platoon of police force has been deployed at the spot to avoid further untoward incident, reports added.