Bhubaneswar, Aug. 25 -- Ghasipura Block Development Officer (BDO) in Keonjhar district stoked controversy on Wednesday by allegedly misbehaving with some villagers.

Some netizens of Ostapura village brought serious allegations against the BDO Asit Mohanty that the latter is threatening to lodge FIR against them in police station in response to their application for granting them houses under Awas Yojana.

According to reports, some elderly men and women and divyanga persons from the village had recently been to the block office to submit their applications and request their BDO to grant houses under Awas Yojanas.

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