Nuapada: A case has been registered against senior BJD leader Pranab Prakash Das and MLA Adhiraj Panigrahi by the police in Odisha’s Nuapada district, following allegations of assault of a youth.

As per sources, Jitu Adabanga of the Komna area lodged a complaint accusing the two Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders of assaulting and abusing him at another leader Manoj Mishra’s farmhouse. ADVERTISEMENT

It was alleged in the complaint lodged at Komna Police Station, he was beaten up and verbally abused for his association with the BJP. Jitu claimed that he was saved after police intervened in time.

Based on his complaint, a case has been filed under BNS Sections 126(2), 296, 115(2), 351(2), and 3(5). Police have initiated an investigation into the matter.

Pranab Das, widely known as Bobby Das,

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