Bhubaneswar/IBNS, Dec. 9 -- Tension continued to grip Odisha's Malkangiri district on Tuesday as violence escalated in MV-26 village, where thousands of tribal residents reportedly torched additional houses belonging to Bangladesh-origin settlers.

Authorities imposed a curfew and suspended internet services across the district for 24 hours from 6 pm on Monday to prevent further escalation.

The disturbances began after the body of a 50-year-old woman from the Koya tribe, Lake Podiami of Rakhalguda village, was found headless in the Potteru river last Thursday. Her severed head is yet to be recovered.

Following the discovery, large groups of tribal residents armed with traditional weapons broke through police barricades and attacked MV-2...