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A protest in Malkangiri district escalated after agitators attempted to garland a police officer forcefully yesterday. The incident, linked to a prior attack on Christians, has led to atrocity cases being filed against 26 individuals on Thursday, including a senior Congress leader.
According to sources, a protest staged by members of the Christian Manch took a serious turn in Malkangiri yesterday, as some demonstrators allegedly misbehaved with the IIC of Malkangiri Model Police Station, Rigan Kindo. In a symbolic act of protest, the agitators tried to forcefully garland him, an act widely viewed as a form of public humiliation....