Bolangir, Feb 19: A series of posters and banners surfaced in Bolangir district, issuing life-threat to Congress leader and Kantabanji MLA Santosh Singh Saluja today.
The banners prominently feature a man's image, while his identity remains unknown. The ominous message, "I will kill Santosh Singh Saluja within 15 days," was boldly inscribed.
Kantabanji police promptly intervened, seizing all banners and initiating a thorough investigation to apprehend the perpetrator(s) behind this brazen threat.
Worth mentioning, Saluja had previously faced a violent attack in 2015, when assailants wielding sharp weapons targeted him and his cousin, Amarjit, along with their supporters, during a visit to a property they had acquired in village Chatuanka. While a property dispute was suspected as the motive for the attack, no official confirmation was there.
Saluja, however, accused the ruling party of orchestrating the assault, specifically pointing fingers at former Kantabanji MLA Ayub Khan.