Sundargarh Sadar Congress MlA Jogesh Singh has received death threats, for which his brother Ritesh Singh has lodged an FIR at the Sargipali police outpost in Sundargarh district.
The police have registered a case and started investigation into the alleged matter.
In his FIR lodged on Tuesday night, Ritesh Singh alleged that two persons, Sanjay Yadav and Sisir Samal, had made a phone call to his mobile threatening that they would finish his MlA brother by bombing as he is showing arrogance.
According to sources, there have been disputes between BJD leaders and Congress MlA Jogesh Singh over the contact work for the proposed NTPC power plant at Darlipali under Bhashma police station.
Earlier in the day, one Dipak Pandey along with six other persons had reached the proposed NTPC plant site and beat contact work supervisor Ajit Kumar as he denied to stop work as per their order. They even showed a gun and threatened to kill him. Ajit then lodged an FIR in the Bhasma PS and the police registered a case against seven persons.
After this, one Sanjay Oram lodged an FIR against Ajit Kumar and four other persons alleging that they beat him and tore his certificates into pieces when went to them to seek a job in the contract work. The police registered a case against the five.
MlA Singh met Sundargarh Additional SP PK Patel and apprised him in written about the threat call on Wednesday.
“We have registered a case on the FIR lodged by MlA Jogesh Singh’s brother. We have registered a case and started investigation,” said Sargipali police outpost SI MS Samal.