A government official has been hospitalised after he was allegedly attacked by illegal sand miners in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Monday.
Bhimkant Majhi, a senior revenue administration officer, was reportedly beaten up and his vehicle damaged in front of a police station.
According to reports, Mr Majhi was first threatened when he was leaving his office to investigate illegal sand mining.
He was then beaten when he went to a police station to seek help.
The accused also attacked his car and broke the windows with stones.
The police have launched an investigation.
Last year, a police officer was injured in an alleged assault by a sand mafia in the Mayurbhanj district.
The officer was reportedly probing allegations of illegal sand dumping in a village.
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