Hundreds of residents of Kuibahal village under Turekela block in the district on Saturday gheraoed the Kantabanji police station and submitted a written complaint to the police against Kantabanji BJD MlA Hajimuhammad Ayub Khan for allegedly assaulting a fellow villager and threatening to kill him.
According to the complaint, a resident of Kuibahal village, Subash Putel along with two others identified as Mahendra Kumar and Harisingh Bag on Friday had gone to meet the MlA to request him to provide houses to two poor families of the village under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
However, Khan instead of listening to their pleas, allegedly thrashed Putel and also threatened to kill him, the complaint further stated.
Meanwhile, locals alleged that the MlA, during his tenure, has hardly done any developmental works in the area. They even alleged that those who turned up to complain about it had to face the wrath of the MlA.
However, the MlA refuted the allegations of assaulting Subash.
He said, “In my absence, Subash had come to my office in an inebriated condition and started hurling abuses. On getting the information, I reached the office and told him not to create nuisance, following which he left.”
Khan alleged that Subash had lodged the complaint under the influence of others, who have conspired to defame him. Kantabanji PS Inspector-in-Charge Anand Chandra Majhi said, “We have received complaint from Subash Putel against the local MlA while the clerk in the MlA’s office has also lodged a complaint against Subash.”