[Watch] Police Officer Detained Inside Vehicle For Trying To Stop Sheep Fight In Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

Baripada: A police officer was beaten up and kept inside a closed vehicle for several hours for trying to stop a sheep fight in Mayurbhanj district on Thursday.

According to sources, some youths of Guduta village under Jamada police limits had organised a sheep fight festival on the day. Over 20,000 people from the district as well as Jharkhand and West Bengal had gathered at the venue, attracted by the promotion of the festival on social media by the organisers.

Gambling of high stakes on sheep fight and cock fight and illegal sale of liquor were going on at the place. On being informed about the festival, Officer In Charge (OIC)  of Jamada police station Debashis Satpathy along with four home guards went to the place.

When Satpathy and his team tried to stop the sheep fight, the organisers had an argument with them. Some youths allegedly took the OIC away and thrashed him. Later, they locked him in a four-wheeler for a long time, said the sources.

Following the incident, the police have registered a case against organisors Kashinath Soren, Phulari Murmu, Shankar Hembram, Iswar Hembram, Mangal Murmu, Samaya Tudu, and Sugadha Murmu.

Investigation into the matter is on.