Odisha MLA Prasanta Kumar Jagadev Rams Car Into Crowd in Khurda, Several Injured

Suspended Biju Janata Dal MLA from Chilika, Prashant Jagdev, was assaulted by a mob on Saturday after his vehicle allegedly ran over and injured at least 22 people in Khurda district of Odisha.

“Around 15 Bharatiya Janata Party workers and seven police personnel were injured,” an unidentified police officer told PTI. “A probe has been initiated into the matter.”

Jagdev’s car allegedly rammed into the crowd that had gathered outside the Banapur Block Development Office for the chairperson elections. According to officials, two people, including Banapur Police Station Inspector-in-Charge RR Sahu, were critically injured in the incident and were admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhubaneswar.