BHUVANESWAR: A 20-year-old tribal woman has filed a complaint against a non-tribal man for assaulting her brutally and for forcing her to eat human excreta. The woman from Odisha's Bolangir district, filed a complaint against him. The woman said the accused was operating a tractor on the woman’s agricultural land causing damage to crops, and she had protested against it. He then assaulted her and made her eat the human faeces.

The incident happened on November 16 when she was returning home after bathing in a pond in Bangomunda village. The youth named Abhay Bagh from the same village, first used caste-based insults and assaulted her then. He first hit her on her chest. When her aunt intervened, she was also assaulted. He later forced her to eat human excreta, her complaint filed at Bangomunda police station said.

Tribal organizations criticized the police for not arresting the accused. They have also warned that there will be severe protests if the action is delayed any further. However, the police said the accused has been on the run since the incident. They have formed two special teams to nab him.

Various social organizations in the state have also condemned the incident. They have called it a highly despicable act and demanded a thorough investigation against the accused.