While the lawyers-police faceoff arising out of a Cuttack incident is yet to be resolved, a lawyer, Haraprasad Das, was allegedly roughed up by police personnel inside the Buguda police station in Ganjam district on Tuesday.
The lawyer was assaulted after a discussion turned into a heated argument between him and some cops in the police station over a disputed road.
“Inspector-in-charge of Buguda police station has been blocking the road to the land owned by my client Purna Chandra Sahu. When I asked the IIC about it, he along with other staffs physically assaulted me,” alleged Das.
Following the incident, Das received injuries and was admitted to Buguda Community Health Centre in the district. While palpable tension prevailed near the police station, the police are yet to make any statement about the incident.
Meanwhile, the Bhanjangar and Buguda lawyers’ associations have lodged a case in connection with the incident and said that they have informed the district and State lawyers’ bodies about the matter.
The Buguda town BJP president has also filed a complaint regarding the incident.
