lathicharge after women cops assaulted

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Palpable tension prevailed at Ramnagar on Monday following a few females along with their husbands went on manhandling two APR women constables, who were deployed there to maintain law and order.According to police sources, some locals of Ramnagar village under Mahakalapada police station allegedly encroached upon a land of a Dalit, Khetrabashi Mallick of Potari village under Batira panchayat of Marshaghai block. As a result, he moved the SDJM Court in order to demarcate his land and take possession of his land. The Sub-divisional Magistrate gave direction to the local administration to take step for the land demarcation and help Mallick for taking possession of his land.
A platoon of APR police along with local Executive Magistrate was deployed on the spot to avoid any untoward incident.While the demarcation was going on, some women and their husbands came to the spot and scuffled with the APR women constables after misbehaving with them. Soon the police lathicharged the mob to disperse it. Normalcy was restored after some time and demarcation work was completed peacefully, informed Mahakalpada IIC Padarbinda Tripathy.
IIC Tripathy stated that no FIR was lodged in this regard from any side.
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