Keonjhar: Four persons, including two women, were arrested for allegedly harassing a woman over suspected adultery at Sadangi village under Anandapur subdivision in Odisha’s Keonjhar district.

The accused have been identified as Minati Bho, Lambora Bho, Bani Purty and Dandara Bho. They were arrested on Thursday after a video of the alleged harassment surfaced on social media, triggering public outrage and prompting swift police action. ADVERTISEMENT

According to sources, Sisir Sankhuala, a young man from Sadangi village in Anandpur, Keonjhar, visited a nearby house to buy handia (rice beer) from a woman after harvesting paddy. Locals, suspecting an illicit relationship, locked Sisir and the woman in the house and informed her husband. The mob threw chili powder at the couple and parade

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