BJD organisational secretary Bobby Das’ brother arrested for 'assaulting' vegetable vendor

The Jajpur police on Saturday arrested senior BJD leader Pranab Prakash Das alias Bobby Das’ brother Bhaba Prakash Das on the charges of assaulting and threatening a vegetable vendor. Based on a complaint by the vegetable vendor, police have booked Bhaba under BNS 115 (2), 296, 3 (5), 303 (2), 324 (4).

The complainant has also alleged that Bhaba and his associates snatched away his Rs 1,200.

As per sources, Jajpur has been hitting the headlines over Biraja Haat in the Parikrama project area of Maa Biraja. The Biraja Haat was shifted to Santmadhab for the Biraja Parikrama Project. However, people and organisations are divided over the shifting of the Haat to the previous location.

As per reports, when the Jajpur district administration was trying to shift the haat to its earlier place, some people in the area staged protests by blocking the road. When a vegetable vendor identified as Nagan Nayak came to the haat to sell vegetables, Bhaba, his cousin Balabhadra Das along with 50 other persons allegedly thrashed him.

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They also allegedly damaged his vegetables amounting to Rs 10,000 and snatched Rs 1200 from him. Following the development, the vegetable vendor lodged an FIR against Bhaba, Balabhadra and 48 others at Jajpur police station.

Based on the FIR, police have arrested Bhaba and produced him before the SDJM. 

Worth mentioning, as many as 10 persons were sent to jail for allegedly attacking Dharmasala MLA Himanshu Sahoo. Himanshu was attacked allegedly by supporters of BJD organizational secretary Pranab Prakash Das near Budhapola area of the Jajpur district on Wednesday evening.

As per the allegation, some supporters of Das attacked Himanshu with iron rods and sticks. They allegedly thrashed Himanshu, snatched his gold chain and damaged his vehicle.