A video going viral on social media shows an Odisha police officer instructing police personnel guarding a barbed wire barricade to "break legs" of protestors. The alleged incident took place during a protest led by Congress party workers outside Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's house. According to reports, the Congress workers were protesting against crowd mismanagement and negligence after three people were killed and 50 others were injured in a stampede in Puri on Sunday, June 29, during Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra. The viral clip shows Bhubaneswar Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Narasingha Bhol instructing police personnel to break the legs of protestors and get a reward from him. "If anybody reaches here, break their leg. Don't catch them, just break their legs. We are standing there [some distance away] to catch them. Whoever breaks a leg, come to me and take a reward," Bhol said. However, after the video went viral, Bhol clarified that his comment was taken out of context. ‘Puri Temple Stampede Extremely Tragic’: Rahul Gandhi Urges Odisha Government To Expedite Relief Efforts.

Odisha Police Officer Asks Personnel to Break Legs of Protestors

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