Tribal leader and president of the Muliya Adivasi Sangh, Nachika Linga, along with representatives from two villages, reached the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP), Koraput, on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum alleging harassment of tribal farmers in Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon areas.

According to the memorandum, police officials have been intimidating innocent tribal residents by repeatedly summoning them to the police station and threatening them not to cultivate their own farmlands. The document also alleges that there is a conspiracy to forcibly occupy the land belonging to poor tribal families, creating a sense of fear and insecurity among them.

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