KalingaTV News Network
Nayagarh: Tension ran high in Kaliapalli village near Fatehgarh in Nayagarh district on Friday after villagers caught at least three looters red-handed and thrashed them brutally.
The accused trio has been identified as residents of Nayagarh.
The incident took place in the morning hours after the accused intercepted a finance company employee, who was on a visit to the village in some work and tried to snatch his bag away. Some vigilante locals nabbed them immediately, tied to a pole in the village and went up thrashing mercilessly.
Police reached the spot later in the day and released the trio from the mob to arrest.
Police have lodged a case in the incident and are quizzing the accused.