A social worker and woman activist was allegedly misbehaved publicly by the Sub Collector and his staff at the district collectorate here on Thursday.
Minati Panda, a resident of Kalabuda under Garadapur block, on Thursday came to the district collectorate for completing some of her pending works. While she was standing in front of collectorate conference hall, Sub Collector Kanhu Charan Dhir allegedly came out from the collector’s office by taking some of his staff and threatening her that if she would once again come to the collectorate, she would be tied there.
later, Dhir and some staff dragged her inside the collectorate and snatched away her mobile phone and `2,000 from her possession, alleged Panda.
Panda said that Dhir terrorized her by threatening to kill her and hurl bomb at her. Panda alleged that she faced the wrath of the Sub Collector and some of his staff following she provided information to the Vigilance for trapping corrupt Additional Tehsildar of Garadpur, Umesh Kumar lenka on April 11. lenka was caught red-handed while taking bribe of `3,000 from a local.
On Thursday afternoon, the victim woman Panda lodged an FIR at Kendrapada Town police station.
When contacted, Sub Collector Dhir stated that the allegation made against him was purely false and fabricated. “While Panda was shouting outside the collectorate, I went near her and asked not to scold the officials,” he told.
District OAS Officers Association secretary Pravas Kumar Behura lodged an FIR against Minati Panda at the Kendrapada Town police station for scolding the employees.
Behura alleged that Panda is quite infamous for demanding money from Government employees .
When contacted, the IIC of Kendrapada Town police station Sanjeev Kumar Mohanty stated that he had received two FIRs from both sides. He maintained that an inquiry had been started.
Meanwhile, the Collectorate Staff Committee demanded the district Collector to take an exemplary action against Panda, while Panda warned that she would go for self immolation in front of district collectorate if denied justice in the case.