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Bandh to protest against Dara sentence evokes no response
Baripada (Orissa), Sept 23: A bandh in Mayurbhanj district called by the `Dara Sena`, an organisation of sympathisers of Dara Singh based in north India, today evoked no response, official sources said.
Baripada (Orissa), Sept 23: A bandh in Mayurbhanj
district called by the 'Dara Sena', an organisation of
sympathisers of Dara Singh based in north India, today evoked
no response, official sources said.
The bandh was called to protest against the death
sentence awarded to Dara Singh in the Graham Staines murder
case.
Life was normal throughout the district, the sources
said. Security was tightened in the district, particularly in
the Karanjia sub-division where Dara was active prior to the
murder of the Staines and afterwards.
Security was provided to churches at Mahuldiha, Karanjia,
Thakurmunda and Sarat police station areas.
Bureau Report