Bhubaneswar, Nov. 1 -- A case has been registered against BJD leader Bobby Das and Adhiraj Panigrahi at Komna Police Station in Odisha's Nuapada district, following allegations of assault and verbal abuse against a youth.

According to police sources, Jitu Adabanga, a resident of the Komna area, lodged a complaint accusing the two leaders of assaulting and abusing him at BJD leader Manoj Mishra's farmhouse. The complainant alleged that he was beaten and verbally abused with abusive language for his association with the BJP.

Jitu claimed that he was assaulted so severely that he could have lost his life had the police not intervened in time. Based on his complaint, a case has been filed under BNS Sections 126(2), 296, 115(2), 351(2), and ...