# Chairs thrown at Jajpur jatra actors over beheading scene 2026-08-08T08:01:02+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Chaos broke out at a Jatra performance in Odisha's Jajpur district on Friday night when audience members threw chairs at actors, hitting a lead actress. The play Sanatani, staged by the Yajnaseni opera party, included a scene depicting a woman being beheaded in a religious conversion storyline, which angered spectators. The performance was halted temporarily as the crowd grew agitated. Members of the Jatra committee intervened to calm the situation and resumed the show after discussions. No arrests have been reported so far. ## Coverage - odishatv.in Tags: artistic freedom, Jatra violence, Odisha, public order, religious conversion Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chairs-thrown-at-jajpur-jatra-actors-over-beheading-scene/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chairs-thrown-at-jajpur-jatra-actors-over-beheading-scene/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.