Tribals clash with police in Orissa’s Kalinga Nagar
January 19th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANSBhubaneswar, Jan 19 (IANS) Hundreds of tribal villagers opposing the construction of a road clashed with police near an industrial area in Orissa’s Jajpur district Tuesday, said an official.
Tribal villagers of Baligotha village under Kalinga Nagar police station area started pelting stones at construction workers and police near the Kalinga Nagar Industrial Area.
The villagers, organised under the Bisthapan Birodhi Janamanch (anti-eviction peoples’ front), were armed with bows and arrows. The police fired a few rounds in the air and lobbed tear gas at the villagers.
“We were constructing a road there when some people opposed us, leading to the clash,” said Dhiren Das, collector of Jajpur district.
Extra police forces have been rushed to the area.
The road was being built by Jajpur Cluster Development Ltd.
In January 2006, 14 people were killed in the state in firing by police during a protest by villagers against acquisition of land for industry.
- Four injured in clashes with police in Orissa - Mar 30, 2010
- Road work begins in Orissa industrial hub opposed by tribals - Mar 29, 2010
- Villagers ask for body of a victim killed in Kalinganagar police clash - May 14, 2010
- BJP delegation attacked, dozen injured - Apr 05, 2010
- Five Maoists, including a boy, surrender in Orissa - Jan 15, 2011
- Maoist deputy commander killed in gunbattle - Jul 02, 2011
- Three died in mob violence in Guwahati (Lead) - Jun 22, 2011
- Tribal rights body demands probe of Kalinganagar violence - Jun 02, 2010
- Tribals stage protest against Tata Steel project in Orissa - Jan 02, 2009
- Violence in Orissa industrial hub over Tata Steel plant - Jun 26, 2008
- Dalit killed in clashes between protesters, police - Dec 30, 2011
- 20 injured as mob goes on rampage in Assam city - Jun 22, 2011
- Tribals hold rally to mark killings - Jan 02, 2010
- Clashes over road construction at Posco site, one killed - Dec 14, 2011
- Two killed in villagers-police clash in Orissa - Jul 15, 2011
Tags: acquisition, bhubaneswar, bows and arrows, clash with police, cluster development, construction workers, development ltd, dhiren, eviction, few rounds, jan 19, kalinga, orissa, police forces, police station, protest, tear gas
