Jeypore: Two days after a team of Malkangiri Police were attacked by villagers during a raid on ganja smuggling at Matikhal village under Machkund police limits in Koraput district, five platoon of police force carried out a search operation in the village.
The police party led by Nandapur SDPO searched the village in presence of Machkund Tehsildar and seized various traditional weapons from the houses of the villagers. The local Sarpanch was also present during the search operation.
It is pertinent to mention that the villagers had attacked a team of Malkangiri Police, who were in civil dress, during a midnight raid on ganja smuggling in the village on Friday (May 13). The villagers had also detained one police personnel who was later rescued by Machkund Police.
