Police personnel attacked in containment zone in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, May 4 (IANS) Tension gripped a containment zone in Odisha’s Rourkela after people allegedly pelted stones at police personnel and broke barricades on Monday.

Police said a few locals pelted stones at police personnel in Nala Road, which has been declared as containment zone after a few COVID-19 cases were reported from there.

They even damaged the barricades which were put up to shut the entry and exit to the area, said police.

After getting information, senior police officials rushed to the spot and additional force was deployed in the area to disperse crowd and control the situation.

However, the exact reason behind the attack is yet to be ascertained.

In another incident, an FIR has been lodged after a TikTok video was shot inside a quarantine centre in Bhadrak district.

Defying all social distancing norms, a group of inmates filmed TikTok videos inside a quarantine centre.

The FIR has been registered against six persons for violating social distancing norms in quarantine centre at Bhatapara and uploading the video on TikTok.

–IANS

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