As many as three police officials sustained critical injuries after reportedly being attacked by the locals in the Digapahandi area of Ganjam district on Tuesday.
The injured cops, including the Patapur police station IIC, were rescued by journalists and admitted to the Mohana hospital.
According to reports, a truck driver of Gobindapur had been thrashed by two youths of Taptapani on Monday night.
Protesting the incident, locals were staging a road blockade near Gobindapur on Tuesday by placing trees disrupting vehicular movement.
On being informed, police reached the spot to pacify the locals. However, the agitators pelted stones at the cops, injuring three of them.