Curfew was imposed in Orissa’s Kandhamal district after violent protests against the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad  (VHP) leader .

Police and paramilitary forces flag marched the troubled areas. Rapid Action Force personnel were deployed in sensitive areas of the district. Schools and other educational institutions remained closed.

Road and Rail traffic was affected and shops and business units were closed through out the state during the bandh.

According to reports the protestes burnt alive a woman in an orphanage in Khuntapalli village in Bargarh district.

Churches and other Christian institutions were attached in Kandhamal, Bargarh, Poraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Boudh, Sundargarh and Jajpur district of Orissa.

In the capital Bhubaneshwar, at least 2 prayer houses were damaged.