Odisha Police have arrested six people in connection with violence in Murshidabad on Monday. The accused were arrested from their hideout in Jharsuguda, an official said.
As per Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena , Baig was arrested in connection with Case No. 130, registered on March 28 at the Capital Police Station on the basis of a report lodged by Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of Capital Police Station, Dayanidhi Nayak.
Speaking to ANI, Patra said, "We strongly condemn it, and it shows how democracy is being murdered in Odisha. The Odisha Police has become the handmaiden of the Odisha government and the Odisha Vidhan Sabha and are stopping not only the Odisha BJD and Congress MLAs from entering the Odish
The Congress workers continued to protest outside the Congress Bhawan in Bhubaneswar against the Odisha assembly speaker Surama Padhy's decision to suspend 12 Congress MLAs for protesting in the well.
"There is normalcy here. Classes are going on. We held discussions with students from Nepal. Those who have left have been appealed to return. The Nepal delegation is also in touch with them, and in due course, they will come back," the Commissioner told reporters.
The case, initially ruled as a suicide, will be reinvestigated following allegations by Sahu's father, Belalsen Sahu, said IG Northern Police Range (NR) Sambalpur, Himanshu Lal, on Friday.
Odisha Police apprehended 8 accused involved in a Rs 3.51 crore robbery in Kalahandi's distillation center, seizing the stolen cash and firearms. The accused are professional criminals with prior records, says DGP Yogesh Khurania.
Odisha, celebrated for its rich spiritual and cultural heritage, is all set to host the 18th edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, which promises to welcome a diverse gathering of delegates and dignitaries from around the globe.
A sufficient deployment of officers and forces, including personnel from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), has been assigned under the supervision of the police commissioner.
A police officer was allegedly assaulted and stones were pelted at his vehicle while he went to conduct a raid to seize illegally stored sand in Kaptpada, Odisha on Wednesday.