Punches, kicks, slaps, and abuses were all rained on the Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Ratnakar Sahoo, who was assaulted by a group of young men inside the civic body office while conducting a public grievance redressal meeting on Monday.A video of the incident has surfaced and gone viral online. It shows Sahoo being manhandled by a bunch of young men, who can be heard abusing him while assaulting him inside the BMC office premises. The officer was also grabbed by the collar of his shirt and dragged outside the building by unknown men.advertisementAs per preliminary reports, six young men stormed into Sahoo’s chamber and launched an unprovoked attack, leaving staff and visitors stunned. The exact motive behind the assault is still unclear, and the identities of the attackers remain unknown.Speaking to the media after the incident, Sahoo said, “The attackers are strangers to me. I will report this to the higher authorities, and an FIR will be lodged soon”.Condemning the attack, BMC employees staged a spontaneous sit-in protest within the office premises and halted work for the remainder of the day, demanding the culprits be arrested and put behind bars as soon as possible.The protesting staff also demanded enhanced security arrangements for civic personnel.Senior officials of the BMC and Commissionerate Police reached the spot soon after the incident and assured a thorough investigation into the matter.advertisement”Grievance was ongoing as it was Monday. I was taking a review as the commissioner was absent. A corporator Jivan Babu and some five to six member came to me. Then Jivan babu started asking have you misbehaved Jaga Bhai? Then I said no, I have not done any misbehavior. After this they started manhandling me and tried to escort me into a car. I don’t know the exact cause of the assault. I don’t know the others who have attacked me” said Deputy commissioner Ratnakar Sahu.NAVEEN PATNAIK EXPRESSES SHOCKTaking note of the incident, former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed shock at the bureaucrat’s assault and demanded action by the incumbent Mohan Charan Manjhi, saying the law and order situation in the state was in shambles.”I am utterly shocked seeing this video. Today, Shri Ratnakar Sahoo, OAS Additional Commissioner, BMC, a senior officer of the rank of Additional Secretary was dragged from his office and brutally kicked and assaulted in front of a BJP Corporator, allegedly linked to a defeated BJP MLA Candidate,” Patnaik posted on X.He said that the officer being attacked in broad daylight while he was hearing grievances of the people was especially “appalling”.”I ask @MohanMOdisha Ji to take immediate and exemplary action against not only those who perpetrated but more importantly the political leaders who orchestrated and conspired this shameful attack. 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