PARLAKHEMUNDI: Land dispute in
Gajapati district took a new angle as some unidentified miscreants kidnapped
two land owners while they were returning to their village after demarcating
their land on Thursday afternoon. The miscreants have demanded Rs 10 lakh from
the land owners to free them.
RS Murali and R Sumanjali, the
land owners, on Thursday went to their land near Pedamadi village under Kasinagar
block in the district for demarcation. While returning to their village, they
were kidnapped by some miscreants. After getting information about the kidnap,
the local police led by SDPO Brahmananda Gagarin Mohanty have started
investigation into the matter.
It may be noted that the District
Collector and the Superintendent of Police had started a dialogue process between
the two groups for solving the old land disputes in the area. According to
Kasinagar tehsildar Sukant Kumar Patnaik, land survey is continuing in the
villages of Pedamadi, Kalla, Haripur and Shiali to find out the real owners of
the lands.
As RS Murali is a lawyer, the
advocates of the Gajapati Bar Association staged road blockade by torching
tyres demanding strong action against the kidnappers and rescue of the lawyer.
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