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Tension prevailed at Nuapada and Ankabeda villages under Chandahandi block in Nabarangpur district after hundreds of women and youth surrounded a ‘licensed’ country liquor outlet at Sandhimunda on Sunday.
The protesters demanded immediate closure of the outlet as well as an end to illegal liquor trade in the area. As per reports, the agitated villagers destroyed country liquor sachets stored at the shop by throwing those on the ground.
On receiving information, Chandahandi police rushed to the spot and tried to pacify the angry crowd. Locals have urged the district administration to intervene immediately and take strict action.
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A similar incident was reported from Keonjhar district, where hundreds of tribal women from five villages under Harichandanpur panchayat stormed a government-run liquor outlet located inside the forest near Baunsanali village. The women first vandalized the shop and later set it on fire.
Police personnel from Harichandanpur reached the spot following the incident. According to locals, villagers have been demanding the relocation of the liquor shop away from their area for a long time, but no action has been taken by the authorities. Frustrated over repeated inaction, the women resorted to burning down the outlet.
