Source: orissapost.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Koraput:<\/strong> At least five police personnel, including a woman constable, were injured and a police vehicle was damaged in a mob attack on a police station in Rayagada district of the state, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The incident took place Saturday evening when supporters of Rayagada MLA Makaranda Muduli staged a protest outside Rayagada police station, a senior police officer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They were demanding the arrest of Kadraka Appalaswamy, the Congress candidate for Rayagada Assembly seat in the recent elections, alleging his involvement in a group clash Friday night, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The officer said, the agitators rained stones and bottles at the police station premises, injuring the policemen, following which police resorted to lathi charge to disperse the mob.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe situation is now under control and adequate forces have been deployed to avert any flare up,\u201d said Himansu Lal, Deputy Inspector General (south-western range).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trouble began after supporters of Muduli Friday evening attacked one R Harish Patnaik, who had filed a petition in the Orissa High Court accusing the legislator of allegedly submitting false ST certificate during filing of nomination, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the attack, Patnaik had filed a complaint at Rayagada police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, learning about the incident, Kadraka\u2019s supporters attacked those who assaulted Patnaik, sparking off a clash between the two groups, said Rayagada Sub-divisional Police Officer Tapan Rath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Accusing Kadraka of being the mastermind behind the attack and demanding his arrest, the MLA\u2019s supporters ghearoed the police station Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen our vehicle ferrying Kadraka reached the police station, Muduli\u2019s supporters pelted stones and bottles on the vehicle and tried to pull him out of our custody,\u201d Rath said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Though the vehicle succeeded in entering the premises, five police personnel, including a woman constable, were injured in the stone-pelting, he said.<\/p>\n