Niali: Unidentified miscreants hurled bombs at the residence of a female sarpanch at Pokharigaon here in the wee hours of Monday.
According to sources, five youths reached the village on two motorcycles at 1.30am and hurled bombs at the house of sarpanch Jyotshna Rani Mallick. While no one was injured in the explosion, a wall of her house developed cracks. The sarpanch’s brother-in-law Lingaraj Mallick has lodged a complaint in this regard. In another incident, two residents of Pokharigaon were injured after they were allegedly attacked by their rival group Sunday night.
According to sources, Kalpataru Das and Sili Swain along with others enjoyed a picnic on the eve of New Year Sunday. They were on their way back to home after the picnic when youths belonging to their rival group terrorised them by hurling bombs and firing in the air. The miscreants then attacked them with weapons.
While Das suffered cut injuries to his back, Swain sustained leg injuries in the attack.
They are undergoing treatment at Niali Community health centre. Police have registered two separate cases and started a probe. Earlier, cops visited the village and recovered two cartridges.
“Two separate cases have been registered and preliminary inquiries have been conducted. The accused will be nabbed at the earliest,” said inspector-in-charge Sraban Kumar Maharana.
PNN
