Bhubaneswar: The Malkangiri administration suspended internet services for 24 hours, starting at 6 pm on Monday, amid rising tensions following a group clash over the alleged murder of a tribal woman whose headless body was recovered from a river.

Earlier, prohibitory orders under Section 163 of BNS were clamped in two villages in this Odisha district. ADVERTISEMENT

According to sources, Lake Podiami (55), a woman belonging to Koya tribe of Rakhelguda village under Korukonda police limits, went missing on December 3 and her headless body, which was identified by clothing, was found in the Poteru river a day later. One Subharanjan Mondal (45) of MV-26 was arrested in connection with the case, which is suspected to be the fallout of a land dispute.

On Sunday afternoon, nearly 5,000 peopl

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