The Dalita Mahasangha staged a demonstration in front of the Tirtol police station demanding arrest of culprits involved attacking two Dalit people in Chandilo village under Tirtol block a week ago.
Mahasangha State president Ashok Mallick and Jagatsinghpur district chief Sanjya Ghadei were leading the demo where hundreds of activists and sympathisers participated. They claimed that some minority community people were involved in the incident and demanded their immediate arrest.
According to reports, following chopping of a banyan tree, six minority people from Chandilo village had attacked Dalit inhabitants Prakash Behera and Akash Behera on October 11. Soon after the incident, the victims had lodged an FIR at Tirtol police station seeking justice but even after a week, no action was taken against the attackers. Meanwhile, Tirtol police station SDPO Siva Charan Mallick invited the leaders and assured the culprits would be arrested soon. later, the stir was called off.