BALANGIR, Nov. 15 -- Alleging irregularities in allotment of Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) houses, women of Murasunda village in the district on Thursday locked up Sub-Collector Sanjay Kumar Mishra in a village temple.
Mishra was on a visit to the village to conduct an spot verification of the charges levelled by locals regarding the IAY house allotment. But, the official allegedly visited only a few houses and ignored the requests of villagers to examine the authenticity of the beneficiaries.
Later, when he was leaving the village, local women forcibly took him and locked up in a village temple. After getting information, police reached the spot and pacified the irate women. Later the Sub-Collector was released from the temple.
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