A Dalit has lodged an FIR against the Kendrapara block Chairperson and her husband alleging that they passed casteist remarks against him and also assaulted him.
Kendrapada SDPO Purna Chandra Pradhan said one Pagal Mallick of Endor village under Sadar police limits on Monday lodged an FIR against Kendrapara block Chairperson Nibedita Samal and her husband Siba Prasad Roul. He alleged that a year back, he urged Samal and her husband to allot him a pucca house. She and her husband had assured him to enroll his name in IAY but demanded bribe of Rs15,000 for it. later, Mallick gave Rs10,000 to the couple for the purpose. However, the chairperson did not allot him a pucca house as promised even after eight months. As a result, he met her and her husband on August 20 at their residence in Baulabihar over the matter.
Mallick said he demanded to return Rs10,000 if the house could not be sanctioned. On this the couple got enraged and started passing casteist remarks against him and misbehaved with him. later, they drove him out of their house by pushing his neck from behind, informed Mallick. The SDPO informed that a case has been registered in this regard. Notably, Nibedita Samal and Siba Prasad Roul belong to ruling BJD party.