Naveen Slams BJP Government over Rayagada Mob Assault, Says Odisha’s Image Has Been Tarnished

21 held in Odisha over assault on NGO workers over child-lifting rumours: Police

Condemning the incident, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik described the assault as “heinous” and “barbaric”

Child Kidnapping Rumours Trigger Mob Attack in Odisha; Woman NGO Worker Stripped, Beaten After Giving Biscuits to Children (Watch Videos) | 📰 LatestLY

Police have arrested 21 people in Odisha’s Rayagada district after a violent mob assaulted two NGO workers, including a woman who was stripped and beaten, following false rumours of child kidnapping. 📰 Child Kidnapping Rumours Trigger Mob Attack in Odisha; Woman NGO Worker Stripped, Beaten After Giving Biscuits to Children (Watch Videos).

Mob Mistakes NGO Worker For Kidnapper In Odisha Village, Thrashes, Strips Her

The woman and her colleague talked to children and distributed biscuits. Soon, a rumour spread in the village that they were child kidnappers.

Naveen slams BJP government over Rayagada mob assault, says Odisha’s image has been tarnished

Leader of the Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Odisha government over the alleged mob assault on two fellowship workers in Rayagada district, saying the “heinous and barbaric” incident had brought shame to the state and raised serious questions about law and order.

NGO Workers Assaulted in Odisha Over Child Kidnap Rumours

A video of the incident, which later surfaced on social media, showed the mob dragging the woman by her hair and tearing her clothes as onlookers watched