Kendrapara: A tehsildar has sustained injuries after being attacked by the sand mafias during a raid at Gualsingh ghat in Kendrapara district.
The officer has been identified as Derabis Tehsildar Akshay Kumar Parida.
Acting on a tip-off, Derabis tehsildar along with the Revenue Inspector of the area conducted a raid during the illegal lifting of sand and intercepted a sand-laden truck. When stopped, the driver threatened the officer with dire consequences and called three others.
The miscreants then attacked the tehsildar and injured him in the process.
Following the incident, Parida has filed an FIR at Kendrapara Sadar police station in this regard.
While a case into the incident has been registered and further investigation is underway, said sources.
