Kandhmal (Orissa): At least three people were killed and several were injured when the police opened fire to disperse the violent mob in Orissa’s Kandhmal District today.
Police opened fire when a 500-strong mob of women attacked the Raikia police station demanding release of two tribals arrested in connection with communal riots.
Image: Namrata, an injured Indian Christian villager is pictured as she returns to a relief camp from nearby jungles following an attack, allegedly by Hindu fundamentalists, at Raikia, a village in Orissa`s Kandhamal district, in Bhubaneswar on August 31, 2008. Namrata was allegedly burnt by Hindu fundamentalists as Indian authorities insisted they had halted deadly clashes between Hindus and Christians in the east of the country that have exposed it to stinging criticism.
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