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Some youths of Kalahandipada under Jaykaypur locality on Wednesday passed obscene remarks against a girl from SPT locality. After that, sources said, some trouble mongers of Kalahandipada attacked few youths of Chandini locality. Today`s conflagration was a sequel to Monday`s attack.
Tribals armed with traditional weapons today morning attacked the youths from them other side and indulged in destruction of houses and arson. The irate mob set fire to over a dozen houses in Kalahandipada and destroyed over 50 houses. Over 20 houses were also damaged in Nuapada Sahi. The Rayagada police has detained nine youths of Kalahandipada locality. Five platoons of police forces were deployed to control the situation.