police crossed laxmanrekha ,set fired anti posco dharana camp at balitutha

Paradip:(report by D.P.Pattanaik)More than 50 people, including few policemen, were injured in a clash on Saturday as violence flared between police and anti posco protester near Kujang(Balitutha bridge).Earlier,on Friday night police arrested Jagatsinghpur MP Mr Bibhu prasad Tarai as preventive measure from Dhinkia as he was there to give moral support to the protester.Police also arrested former Balikuda MLA Mr Umesh Swain,while he was trying to enter Balitutha dharana spot today during police action against the protesters.hundreds of CPI activists have demonstrated at Paradip,paradipgarh, Kujang and Erasama police stations and blocked the road at Kujang paralyzing traffic on Cuttack-Paradip state Highway. Congress leaders Mr p.k.jena,Mr R.C.Samantray along with former legislator of Erasama Mr Bijay Nayak have also gheraoed paradip police station and condemned undemocratic action taken by police.

Police opened the rubber bullet firing and fired tear gas to disperse the protester from Balitutha Bridge, entry point to proposed Posco site, which was captured by Posco Pratirodh Samiti activists since 26th January. after warning to evacuate police waited five hour,and started firing tear gas. anti Posco activists pelted stone and hurled bomb to police personnel in which few police officials have injured and more than 50 activists including women have injured by rubber bullet and lathi charged by police. Police personnel have set fire on their camp at Balitutha Bridge in which ten houses and shops have been gutted. Three gas cylinders have exploded due to fire mishap destroying the property over two lakhs. Meanwhile, police has captured the Bailtuha Bridge which was the clutches of PPS activists since five months.
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