Bhawanipatna: Noted mountaineer from Odisha, Jogabyasa Bhoi, who has scaled many peaks including world’s highest peak, the Mt Everest, was allegedly beaten up by a group of people at a village in Kalahandi district, police said on Tuesday.
Three persons, including a boy, were held for attacking and injuring Bhoi with sticks and sharp objects when he had gone to Dahanramal village in the district on Sunday night, a police official said.
Bhoi, who sustained injuries in the attack, was rescued by his friends and relatives when they came to know about the incident, police said.
The mountaineer filed a police complaint and based on it three persons were arrested on Monday evening, said Deepanjali Pradhan, the inspector of Kesinga police station.
The incident is suspected to have been triggered by an old feud and misunderstanding, she said, adding that further investigation is in progress…