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Two political leaders of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) have been arrested for thrashing a youth in kangaroo court over a social media post in the Bishipada locality of Sonepur district.
Ashok Nanda, husband of the Binika block chairperson, and Narayan Luha, vice-chairman of the Birmaharajpur Block, have been taken into police custody. They were sent to jail after the court refused bail.
According to sources, the controversy stemmed from a social media post. A youth named Nitish Kumar had posted something on social media. The post allegedly targeted Ashok Nanda, husband of the Binika Block Chairperson and a known associate of Subar...