Tension flares after attack on vendor

Tension gripped Kacheri Market in Bhadrak town after a dispute between street vendors escalated into violence.

- POST NEWS NETWORK

A fruit vendor was allegedly attacked with a blade by a vegetable vendor from another community, prompting a complaint at the Town police station.

Police said the accused has been detained. However, the situation worsened when relatives of the accused allegedly abused and threatened a woman fruit vendor, further heightening unrest in the area.