US EditionTribal Tensions Erupt in Odisha: Prohibitory Orders Enforced
Over 5,000 tribal villagers engaged in violent clashes after a tribal woman’s murder, leading to over 50 houses torched and a 24-hour internet suspension, officials said.
- On December 09, 2025, Malkangiri district administration imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and suspended Internet services for 24 hours after violent clashes.
- A suspected land dispute prompted tensions as the deceased tribal woman sought to end a sharecropping contract, while officials cite economic disparities and tribal claims against Bengali-speaking settlers in Rakhelguda village.
- About 5,000 tribal people from Rakhelguda village marched into MV-26 village, torching over 50 houses and affecting more than 100 families, with vandalism continuing into Monday.
- Security forces deployed BSF personnel and district police who conducted flag marches, Odisha Director General of Police YB Khurania visited Malkangiri, convened peace meetings, and the accused will soon be arrested.
- The home secretary said the law-and-order situation is critical due to false messages on social media platforms, while the deceased's family is preventing post-mortem and the woman's missing head fuels anger.
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2 villages clash in Odisha after headless body is found; internet ban, prohibitory orders imposed
An order issued by Odisha’s home secretary said the law-and-order situation in Malkangiri had turned critical, with ‘anti-social elements circulating false, provocative and inflammatory messages…’
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NewsDrumGroup clash in Malkangiri: Prohibitory order imposed in two villages
Malkangiri, Dec 8 (PTI) Prohibitory order has been clamped in two villages in Odisha’s Malkangiri district following a group clash over the alleged killing of a tribal woman whose headless body had been recovered from a river, police said on Monday. The clash took place on Sunday afternoon when tribals of Rakhelguda village attacked MV-26 […]
Tribal Tensions Erupt in Odisha: Prohibitory Orders Enforced
A violent clash erupted between tribal communities in Odisha's Malkangiri district following the discovery of a headless body of a tribal woman. Prohibitory orders were enforced in two villages as tensions escalated, resulting in property damage and arson. Additional police forces were deployed to restore peace.
Internet curbs extended and rival groups press demands after tribal–Bengali violence over murder and land disputes
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