Odisha OAS officer allegedly attacked by local BJP leader at office

Bhubaneswar, Jan. 3 -- A woman Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer was allegedly attacked by a local BJP leader at her office chamber in Rajnagar block headquarters office in Odisha's Kendrapara district, triggering protests.

While the entire incident has been captured in CCTV installed in the office chamber, the day-to-day work at the Block office has come to a standstill as staff have resorted to ceasing work to register a protest against the attack on the woman officer.

Vehicular traffic in the town has been disrupted as BJD workers have blocked the entry road to the town.

The incident occurred on Friday afternoon. BJP leader Lalit Kumar Behera, who contested unsuccessfully in the last Assembly polls on a saffron party ticket,...