ஒரிஸ்ஸா கிறிஸ்துவ சேவை: இந்துக்களின் வீடுகளை கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் கொளுத்துகின்றனர்

ஒரிஸ்ஸா கிறிஸ்துவ சேவை: இந்துக்களின் வீடுகளை கிறிஸ்துவர்கள் கொளுத்துகின்றனர்
Kandhamal fire spreads, 111 houses burnt

Bhubaneswar, Oct 02: Violence in riot-hit Kandhamal in Orissa spilled over to neighbouring Boudh district early today as miscreants set afire as many as 111 houses though no casualty was reported, police said.

The incident took place in the wee hours when the residents of Uma, Phatamunda, Kunukutri and Mosinaguda were in deep sleep, sources said.

The mob of over 200 miscreants went on rampage setting fire to houses from one village to another under Kantamala police station.

While highest number of 42 houses were torched at Uma village, 29 houses burnt at Mosinaguda, 27 at Phatamunda and 13 at Kunukutri village, police said.

Stating that two persons (tribals) were arrested in this connection on suspicion, Mihir Chandra Mallick, Additional District Magistrate (ADM) of Boudh, said the victims were mostly 'Pana' dalits belonging to Hindus.

"It is an ethnic problem in Boudh and not communal as Hindu dalit houses are burnt", the ADM told agencies over phone adding that the affected people were shifted to relief camps.

District Collector Mohan Prasad Mishra along with state police force rushed to the spot as the local tehsildar and others were engaged in the relief operation.

The district administration had sought additional force to control the situation.

Bureau Report