A panchayat official on duty was allegedly thrashed while making verification of ration card beneficiaries in Kendrapada district.
The victim was identified as Bibekananda Mallick, the Panchayat Executive Officer of Sanabadagopalpur.
A written complaint was lodged with the Rajnagar police by the BDO accusing the attacker of beating up Mallick and snatching away the official documents from him.
The incident took place at Badaolara village on Saturday while Mallick was verifying the ration cards and collecting data about the beneficiaries.
During the process, suddenly a man identified as Gurucharan Bal of Gobindapur village of Bandhapada panchayat allegedly threatened the officer to add ineligible beneficiaries to the list.
When Mallick did not agree, the man snatched the register, manhandled him and started thrashing him on village road, it was further alleged.
The officer alleged that the attacker even tried to kill him.
A video was shot featuring the attack on the official by the youth.