Tag: Kangaroo Court

Family ostracised for not paying 'Ganesh Puja' donation

Sundergarh: While people are eagerly waiting for the auspicious Ganesh Puja to seek blessings of the Lord to bring prosperity in their lives, it has become a curse for a family of Lamiti village under Dharuadihi police limits in the district after it was ostracised for not paying donation for the festival celebrations. As per […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Kangaroo Justice: Family ostracised for bumping into Sarpanch son’s vehicle

Cuttack: Instances of kangaroo court justice continue to surface in Odisha with another such shocking incident being reported from a village in Athgarh here wherein a family has been ostracised for running into the Sarpanch’s son’s vehicle. Other villagers have been threatened to be fined Rs 5,000 if they talk to the members of the […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Kangaroo justice: 2 youths beaten up, tonsured in Ganjam

Ganjam: In yet another case of mob fury, two youths were allegedly tied to a pole and tonsured by locals in Hindol village under Kabisuryanagar police limits of Ganjam district on Friday. As per reports, the two youth were accused of passing lewd comments at women in village. Later, they were tied to a pole […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Kangaroo court victim appeals before OHRC for justice

Bhubaneswar: The victim of a kangaroo court verdict in Badakera village in Angul district who was forced to go around the village beating a gong, today appealed for justice before the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC). Dushmant Sahu, the husband of a ward member, was forced to either pay Rs 50,000 penalty or go about […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Police books Kangaroo court members for imposing gong beating punishment

Angul: The Bantala police today lodged case against 52 persons including Ragudiapada village head and secretary on charges of holding a kangaroo court and forcing ward member Mallika Sahu’s husband Dushmanta Sahu to beat a gong as punishment. Dushmanta also lodged a police complaint against the Ragudiapada village head and secretary. During the naib sarpanch […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Man, widow beaten up, paraded by Kangaroo Court in Odisha

Baripada: A man and a widow were beaten up after being tied and then paraded on the streets by a Kangaroo Court in Mayurbhanj over having an extra-marital affair. The incident occurred in Ambajoda village under Betanati police limits where the duo was lynch-mobbed. According to sources, on Tuesday, a Kangaroo Court (Peoples’ Court euphemistically […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Teacher made to apologize kneeling down for obscene remarks to girl

Angul: A teacher was made to kneel down and apologize to a girl student at a Gram Sabha for making obscene comments. The incident occurred at Patakamunda under Chhendipada block of Angul district on Friday. As per allegations, an assistant teacher of the Patakamunda High School passed some obscene remarks to a Class VIII girl […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Youth garlanded with shoes, forced to walk on road

Bhubaneswar: Few days after a teacher was forced to pass between the legs as a punishment at Balarampur village in Nayagarh district, another shameful act of Kangaroo court has surfaced in Balianta, on the outskirts of the capital city. According to sources, a youth was forced to walk on the road wearing shoe garland for […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Kangaroo court humiliation: Main accused arrested

Nayagarh: The main accused in the humiliation of a teacher at a Kangaroo Court by making him pass between the legs as punishment at Balarampur village under Itamati police station was arrested today. The accused has been identified as Baridhar Nayak, president of the village committee. According to sources, Baridhar has been forwarded to court […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Two held for forcing teacher to pass through legs in kangaroo court

Nayagarh: Two villagers of Balarampur were arrested and forwarded to a court by the Itamati police today for forcing a teacher of Baunsiapada to pass between the legs of one of the accused as a humiliation at a kangaroo court on October 16. Police sources said a manhunt has been launched to nab the other […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Youth stripped off, thrashed by kangaroo court over love affair

Kendrapara: A youth was allegedly stripped and thrashed by a panchayat sarpanch in full public view during a ‘Kangaroo court’ trial at Talachua village under Rajnagar block in the district. The incident came to light after video of the act was made viral. “Although no FIR has been lodged in connection with the incident, we […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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Lawyer ostracised by Kangaroo court in Nayagarh

Nayagarh: In yet another instance of injustice delivered at a Kangaroo court in Odisha, a lawyer has been allegedly ostracised in Nayagarh for fighting a land dispute case between two local villagers in court. According to sources, Khandapada Bar Association member Hrudananda Behera was allegedly ostracised by the villagers for taking up a land dispute […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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'Police inefficiency' lands Odisha family in hospital

Nayagarh: It may sound harsh and seem as a sweeping statement, but unfortunately, a family of Kotagarh village in Nayagarh district of Odisha is allegedly paying the price of police inefficiency. On May 18, a robbery took place in one of the houses at Kotagarh village following which a complaint was lodged by the villagers […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Divyang Girl Raped, Threatened By Kangaroo Court In Odisha Village

Kalahandi: A month after the shocking gang rape of a girl in Jaring forest in Junagarh area sparked state-wide outcry, a differently-abled girl was allegedly raped on multiple occasions by a Sarpanch of the same area in Kalahandi. As per reports, the girl used to work as domestic help at the residence of Sarpanch Amulya […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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In-Laws Tied, Paraded For Torturing Odisha Woman

Jajpur: Following allegations of torturing their daughter-in-law, members of a family were tied and paraded by locals in Tejpur village under Panikoili Police limits of Jajpur. As per reports, the father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law of the woman identified as Sarojini Swain faced mob fury for allegedly assaulting the victim in absence of her husband. Sarojini […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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