Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 12 (ANI): BJD leader Pratap Keshari Deb , reacting to the violence in Malkangiri following the recovery of a headless woman's body from the Potteru river, claimed that the situation on the ground is far from normal and blamed both the government and the police for allegedly mishandling the matter.
In his interaction with ANI, Deb said that, contrary to media reports, the situation remains far from normal.
"The situation is far from normal. The government goofed up, and the police department goofed up. When the incident happened on the 1st of December, nobody took notice of the situation unless it escalated. By the time it escalated, and after the question was raised in the assembly, the government came into action. The police lost about a week in

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