Samir Kumar Jena · Ellipses

An Odisha IAS officer has accused BJP MLA Saroj Kumar Padhi of threatening to kill him during a row over flood relief in Ganjam district. Samir Kumar Jena, the district's chief development officer, lodged the complaint over WhatsApp, and police are treating it as an e-FIR. He says the MLA shouted at him in a municipal office.

Padhi, who met Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, calls it a misunderstanding that is now settled. The BJD has condemned the incident and demanded legal action against him.

IAS officer alleges death threat over flood relief distribution, files plaint against BJP MLA