Udala: Tension flared near Titia Chhak on the Udala-Baripada road in Mayurbhanj district today evening after a couple was critically injured when a vehicle belonging to a BJP MLA allegedly rammed into their moped.

According to reports, the couple from the Khunta area was returning home from the weekly village market on their moped when a speeding Scorpio, bearing registration number OD05AK7493 and reportedly linked to Saraskana BJP MLA Bhadav Hansdah, hit them and dragged the vehicle for several metres. The vehicle eventually came to a halt after crashing into a roadside tree.

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Locals said the four occupants inside the Scorpio fled the scene immediately after the incident. The vehicle was reportedly

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