Tension prevailed in the Baliapada area under the Sadar police station of Cuttack district on Sunday night following an attempt to kidnap a minor girl.
As per sources, some people attempted to abduct the girl from near an ashram in the locality. However, the locals managed to foil the bid and rescued the girl.
The villagers detained a worker of the ashram and assaulted him alleging his involvement in the kidnapping.
Getting information, a police team rushed to the spot tried to take the accused to custody. However, the villagers refused to release the accused and allegedly manhandled the police team.
Later, Sadar police station IIC Sudhansu Jena and other senior police officials reached the village, pacified the locals and brought the situation under control.