Two Odisha Ministers visit Malkangiri; administration extends internet ban by another 12 hours

Key Highlights

• “The Deputy Chief Minister was informed in the meeting that no violence has been reported in MV-26 village in the last 60 hours,” an official said.
• The clash erupted at MV-26 village when a tribal mob belonging to neighbouring Rakhelguda village allegedly attacked the Bengali settlement area on Sunday and Monday (December 7 and 8, 2025).
• The tribals were angry over the recovery of the headless body of a tribal woman from the bank of the river Poteru on December 4.
• They suspected that a man from MV-26 village killed the woman, whose severed head was also found at a distance of 15 km on Wednesday (December 10, 2025).
• A Home Department notification on Thursday (December 11, 2025) said: "As per the request of Collector and District Magistrate, the Home Department extends prohibition of the use and access of social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, X and any other through internet and other medium of data services for another 12 hours till 12 midnight of today (11.12.2025) in Malkangiri district." Mr.