SARPANCH CANDIDATE ARRESTED FOR ATTACKING FORMER MINISTER DAMODAR ROUT

(The Quiver) : A Sarpanch candidate and seven of his supporters in Sailo Panchayat under Kujang Block in Jagatsinghpur district got arrested on Monday attacking the vehicle of senior politician and former Odisha Minister Damodar Rout.

As per reports,  when Rout was on his way to home , Sarpanch candidate, Saroj Sethi, was taking out a political procession on the same road, confronted him near Balisahi village under Sailo Panchayat. Sethi abused Rout and sent his goons to attack his vehicle. Rout’s car suffered damages in the attack but he escaped without getting hurt. Following the attack, Rout wrote to the Electoral Officer of Kujang , who in turn sent the Tirtol Police to arrest Sethi and seven of his associates.

Speaking to media, Rout said, “When I saw a political procession coming from the opposite direction, I parked my car beside the road to make way for the participants to pass. But Sethi stopped by me and started abusing me. Then his goons came ahead and attacked my car.”