4 Census officials assaulted in Odisha's Dhenkanal

BHUBANESWAR: (Apr 22) Four Census officials, including two women, were allegedly assaulted in Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Wednesday, police said.

The incident happened in the Mahimanagar area of Kamakshyanagar Notified Area Council (NAC) in the morning, when a team comprising three enumerators and one supervisor had gone to collect data as part of the Census exercise that began on April 16, they said.

"Our four Census staff members were injured in the attack by three persons, a man and his two sons. Police are probing the incident, and strict action will be taken against the attackers," Kamakshyanagar sub-collector Dinamani Nayak said.