Jagatsinghpur: The Paradip police have arrested a person for allegedly tying a man to a moving truck for stealing a mobile phone in Odisha’s Jagasinghpur district.
The accused was identified as Pravakar Nayak of Betanda in Jajpur district. Efforts are on to arrest the others involved in the incident.
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The victim, Gajendra Swain of Tikarpanga in Kendrapara district, has lodged a police complaint. He allegedly stole a mobile phone from the truck but was caught by drivers.
He was garlanded with slippers and tied to the moving truck on a bridge over the Mahanadi at Bhutamundai.
Taking suo motu cognizance of the matter, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed Jagatsinghpur SP to file a probe report within 15 days.
