Nayagarh: A 55-year-old Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) was allegedly assaulted and verbally abused by three intoxicated youths while distributing ORS and zinc supplements to diarrhoea patients at Parbatipur village in Odisha’s Nayagarh district on Friday.
According to sources, the incident took place at around 8.30 pm, and when the worker pleaded to be released, the miscreants reportedly manhandled her and one even attempted to strip her. A local youth, Mayadhar Pradhan, intervened but was brutally attacked with a sword. He was rushed to Bhapur community health centre with severe head injuries and is stable.
The ASHA later filed a complaint with Fatehgarh police, who have registered a case and launched a manhunt to apprehend the accused.
