JE Sit-Up Case: Police detains Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher

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Balangir: Finally, initiating action against Patnagarh MLA Saroj Meher in connection with forcing a Junior Engineer (JE) of Odisha Public Works Department (PWD) a few days back, police detained him in the wee hours today.

Meher was detained from Nuapada and taken to an unknown place for questioning by Balangir Police. Sources claimed, he could be arrested any time after the completion of the interrogation process.

The audacity of the Patnagarh MLA came to light on June 6 this year after a video featuring him forcing the PWD JE of Belpada Jayakanta Sabar in public to do sit-ups. Later, he was even seen directing the engineer-in-charge to slap the JE.

After the video created a huge uproar in the State, government ordered a probe into the incident and Balangir Collector Arindam Dakua submitted to it a report on the same subsequently.

Later, the District Tribal Welfare Association threatened to gherao the Odisha Assembly on June 26 over the incident and appealed the government to take action against Meher.

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