Argument Over Cow Eating Straw Turns Ugly, Man Sets Paddy Stored In Threshing Yard On Fire In Odisha

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Bhubaneswar: A minor argument over cow eating straw turned ugly after a man set a huge amount of paddy and straw stored in a threshing yard on fire in Odisha’s Cuttack district today.

According to reports, a word of exchange ensued between one Basudev Khilar and another resident of Barapada village under Tangi Police limits after Basudev’s wife Sabita beat a cow as it was eating the paddy straw kept in their threshing yard.

Irate over the argument, the owner of the cow allegedly set the threshing yard of Basudev on fire following which over 10 sacks of paddy and some amount of straw turned into ashes.

Some locals tried to douse the fire; however, the infelicity of the inferno was so high that they could not due to which they called the firefighters from Chaudwar.

The firefighters soon rushed to the spot and took control over the paddy.

Later, Sabita filed a complaint against the owner of the cow at Tangi Police station and demanded stringent action against him. Based on the complaint, police have started an investigation into the matter.

Meanwhile, locals demanded both justice and compensation for Sabita.

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