Officials on Bengal SIR work enter Odisha village by 'mistake', assaulted by locals, 72 arrested

SIR Officials Mistakenly Reach Odisha, Thrashed By Villagers, 72 Arrested

Police have arrested 72 persons in connection with the alleged assault on two officials from West Bengal deployed for the Special Intensive Revision exercise, who entered Odisha's Balasore district by mistake.

Officials on Bengal SIR work enter Odisha village by 'mistake', assaulted by locals, 72 arrested

Two electoral officials mistakenly entered an Odisha village, were assaulted, and 72 locals arrested amid suspicions of child-lifting.

Mistaken For Child-Lifters, Bengal SIR Officials Thrashed By Odisha Villagers; 72 Arrested

Balasore: Two officials, deputed to carry out Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, were brutally assaulted by a mob after they mistakenly crossed over the state’s boundary into Odisha on Wednesday. Villagers in Odisha took them to be child lifters and assaulted them. The mob also turned on the police when they arrived to rescue the duo. As many as 72 people have been arrested in this connection, as reported by PTI …