Kendrapara: Tension gripped Handi sahi under Pattamundai after six cows electrocuted Wednesday.
After the incident the irate locals set the office of a private institution on fire demanding compensation. Later, they staged a road blockade burning tyres on the road near Brahmani college square.
According to a report, an 11 KV electric wire napped on a herd of cows, killing six them on the spot.