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A Tata Power bill collection team was brutally assaulted by a consumer accused of electricity theft in Mukundadaspur village under Balipatna police limits in Khordha district, police sources said on Tuesday.
The team had visited to collect pending electricity bills when a confrontation turned violent after the consumer refused to pay the arrear amount and allegedly resisted bill collection.
According to sources, under the active supervision of DC chief and retired army officer Padma Charan Pradhan, a Tata Power team had gone to Mukundadaspur to recover outstanding electricity dues.
Upon reaching the village, local ward member M...