Man slashes tongue fearing police arrest in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR - A man slashed his tongue in Cuttack town of Orissa after his landlord filed a police complaint accusing him of stealing valuables from the house, police said Sunday.

Raju Mohanty, staying as a tenant in Madhupatna area of Cuttack town, chopped his tongue Saturday night, fearing police action against him in the theft case in the landlord’s house.

“The house owner filed a complaint a few days ago reporting missing valuables from his house. Upon knowing that the police were coming to arrest him, Raju shut himself inside his house and chopped his tongue with a sharp kitchen knife,” a police officer said.

“Later, police broke open the door and found Raju in a pool of blood. He was rushed to the SCB Medical College and is undergoing treatment there,” the officer said.