Youth smears orphan tribal girl’s face with faeces in Odisha

BALANGIR: In a shocking act of dehumanisation, a youth allegedly smeared human faeces on an orphaned tribal girl over a minor dispute at Jurabandh village in Bangomunda block on November 16.

The accused, Abhay Bag lost his cool when the girl opposed him for running his tractor on the farm field where the victim had grown crops.

Police said, the girl had cultivated a piece of land in the village and Bag ran his tractor over it. As a portion of the crop suffered damage, the girl confronted Bag. The argument soon turned violent as Bag pushed the girl and she fell. The girl’s aunt ran to her rescue but was allegedly manhandled by Bag.