Journalists thrashed by Additional SP in Odisha’s Nabarangpur
Journalists thrashed by Additional SP in Odisha’s Nabarangpur

Nabarangpur: The Additional SP of the Papadahandi police station in the Nabarangpur district of Odisha, who was recently captured on camera beating reporters with a plastic pipe, has been moved to Cuttack.
Jayakrushna Behera has been moved and assigned to Cuttack as an additional SP (Communication).
Media sources claim that Behera beat up a group of journalists who had gone to the Papadahandi police station to learn more about an elopement case. On September 15, the incident happened on the grounds of the police station.
According to reports, a married woman from Bargarh lived with a man from Papadahandi at his home while in a relationship. According to the information, the woman's family had arrived in Papadahandi to pick her up when the tragedy happened.
When Behera began beating the journalists, they were snapping pictures and making films.
Local media protested in front of the deputy collector and urged that the state DGP prosecute Behera harshly. In addition, the journalists organised a demonstration in front of the police station.