Tension prevailed at Gopabandhupalli here when a group of locals cordoned off sitting MlA and BJD candidate for the Rourkela Assembly seat Sarada Nayak alleging that he was trying to influence voters when voting was in progress on Thursday.
Police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse the crowd and rescue Nayak from them.Sources said senior police officials, including Rourkela SP Amitendra Nath Sinha, rushed to the spot. At least three persons, identified as Debendra Swain, Balaram Sahu and Manoj Yadab, were reportedly injured in the attack.“Tension prevailed for some time in the Gopabandhupalli area but no case has been registered,” said SP AN Sinha. “We have not received any complaint from any quarter and therefore no case has been registered,” Sinha added.