PARADIP: Tension prevailed at Nuagaon following alleged forcible demolition of betel vine of one Subhendu Baral by officials on Tuesday.Sources said during land acquisition, Baral - an anti-Posco activist - refused to pull down his betel vine. However, the land acquisition officials did not pay heed and forcibly demolished the vine leading to an argument between Baral and the officials.Irked, Baral attacked an IDCO officer who was a part of the land acquisition team. Receiving information, police rushed to the spot and took him into custody. Hearing Baral’s screams, his 65-year-old mother Hemlata tried to oppose the cops, but in vain.Kujang tehsildar Basudev Pradhan said the betel vine did not belong to Baral but he was claiming compensation for it. “He was taken into custody to avert disturbances in the area,” he said.Kujang police station IIC Gupteswer Bhoi said Baral was released after a few hours of detention and no case has been registered.
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