Kendrapada: Tension erupted at Jadupur Gada under Mahakalpada block in Kendrapada district on Sunday after a group of miscreants tried to abduct a girl while she was on her way to college.
According to reports, three motorcycle-borne miscreants surrounded the girl, a Plus III student of Gopinathpur Sanskrit College, and tried to abduct her. Hearing her scream, some locals rushed to the spot, following which the miscreants fled the spot.
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Peeved over the incident, an irate mob staged a blockade on National Highway-5 (A) by burning tyres, demanding immediate arrest of the miscreants.
Police have started investigation into the incident.
