Amid the prevailing tension in Malkangiri triggered by the recovery of a headless woman’s body from a river in Rakhelguda village, Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Yogesh Bahadur Khurania reached the district and took stock of the ground situation on Monday.

SIW DIG Akhileshvar Singh and ADG Sanjeeb Panda also arrived in the district. The DGP held a review meeting at the Malkangiri SP office to assess the developments.

Meanwhile, tension continues in MV-26 and Rakhelguda villages over the ongoing dispute between the two groups. The issue was also raised during Zero Hour in the Odisha Assembly, where BJD MLA Pratap Deb criticised the State government and termed it unfortunate that the Home Department was unaware of the situation.

BJD leader Pradeep Majhi also reached the ground ze

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