Police have registered two separate cases against members of two groups, one of former BMC Mayor Shiva Shankar Das alias Pintu and another of former Sanakhemundi MlA Ramesh Jena, who clashed in the Brahmapur Circle Jail on Tuesday afternoon, informed IIC Ajay Mishra.
The incident occurred when seven to eight associates of Jena came all of a sudden and started quarrelling with Shiva Shankar and his friends, who were bathing in the jail then. Consequently, Jena supporters also attacked them.
On behalf of Shiva Shankar group, Anil Nayak lodged a written complaint with the jail authorities on Tuesday afternoon. He mentioned that Echili Panigrahi, Mouja Mishra, Daktar and others attacked Shiva Shankar and his associates at the behest of former MlA Jena.
Similarly, Chandan Behera filed the complaint on behalf of the Jena group.
He alleged that Pintu, Mantu and Anil attacked associates of Jena.
The jail authorities sent the complaints to the police station for registration of cases. On the basis of complaints, cases have been registered and investigation is on, said IIC Mishra.