About 5,000 activists by Debashisha Hota held a Jail Bharo stir near Kamakhyanagar in Dhenkanal district on Thursday. It was peaceful as per prior assurance given to Dhenkanal SP Basanta Kumar Panigrahi by Hota.
They took out a rally from Mahulpal medical and held a dharna in front of te hospital, holding injured Ranjan lenka in a wheelchair. Activist lenka was allegedly attacked five times by supporters of Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick.
The activists demanded arrest of the accused. later, SP Panigrahi called Hota for a meeting and subsequently assured that the main accused who is absconding would be arrested in two days.
Sub Collector Kalpataru Behera assured to organize a peace meeting between Hota and Minister Mallick’s group to avoid any further clash.
Kamakhyanagar IIC Gyana Ranjan Samal informed that police had arrested two suspected attacker.