Youth leader booked over verbal spat with Odisha MP Anubhav

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Oct 1, 2019 at 12:39 PM Updated On : Oct 2, 2019 at 7:43 AM

Cuttack: The Purighat police today registered a case against Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD) vice-president Manjeet Das for allegedly abusing BJD’s Kendrapara MP and actor Anubhav Mohanty.

The case has been registered against Das under Sections 341, 323, 294, 307, 379 and 506 of the IPC. The personal security officer (PSO) of Mohanty had yesterday filed a written complaint against Das accusing him of threatening the Parliamentarian.

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Das today reached the Purighat police station for recording of his statement, after being summoned by police.

Taking to microblogging site Twitter, the actor-turned-politician had accused Das of hurling abuses at him. On the other hand, Das alleged that Mohanty misbehaved with him when he was trying to resolve a dispute between two youths in the locality.