Tension prevailed in front of the Brahamapur SP office when BJD woman leader Meenakshi Mishra attempted to commit suicide after pouring kerosene on her on Wednesday.
Mishra was rescued in a critical condition and immediately rushed to the MKCG Medical College Hospital. Sources said that she suffered more than 90-per cent burn injuries.
The sources said that Mishra’s son Raja was recently arrested by police for his alleged involvement in an altercation over a parking dispute. Protesting his son’s arrest, the BJD leader attempted suicide in front of the SP office.
She said, “In the CCTV footage, it is clearly shown that my son was brutally assaulted by a group of youths with a cricket bat in broad daylight on January 28. On what grounds did the police arrest my son, who is completely innocent?”
