Baripada: In a fresh case of poll-related violence, supporters of a defeated sarpanch candidate allegedly assaulted the BDO of Shyamakhunta block in Mayurbhanj district today.
Shyamakhunta BDO Jasobanta Behera was rescued after police intervention and he has been admitted to the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College & Hospital here.
According to reports, Kabita Nayak, a sarpanch candidate of Balidiha gram panchayat under Shymakhunta block had lost to one Shakuntala Biswal.
While as per statutory provisions, names of the winners were being announced and certificates distributed at the block office premises supporters of Nayak created disturbance and attacked the BDO.
Nayak’s supporters questioned how newspapers have carried reports of her being victorious.
