Over 500 villagers of Banamalipur gheraoed the Tigiria police station in Cuttack district on Friday alleging police excesses. According to sources, two groups of villagers had indulged in fight over some village road construction work. When a group was supporting to the work, some others negated it for which violence took place and a case and a counter case was filed with the PS. Police had arrested and court-forwarded 12 persons in this case.
Alleging that the police arrested vilagers by being politically motivated, the villagers, including women and children, gheraoed the PS under the leadership of local BJP leader Ramnarayan Mohanty. They demanded that the arrested be released soon and cases filed against villagers be withdrawn forthwith. Besides, they wanted that police personnel who are dancing to the ruling party leaders’ tunes should be transferred. They also submitted a memorandum to SDPO Krutibas Jena in this regard. Jena assured the villagers of appropriate steps.