Odisha: 79 arrested for Sambalpur violence; curfew nonetheless in drive 

By PTI

BHUBANESWAR (Sambalpur): The Odisha Police has arrested 79 people for his or her alleged involvement throughout the violence in Sambalpur metropolis all through Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, officers talked about Sunday.

The state of affairs is progressively limping once more to normalcy in Sambalpur, the place curfew stays to be persevering with along with the suspension of the online, they talked about.

Sambalpur SP B Gangadhar talked about there was no report of any untoward incident as a result of the curfew was promulgated throughout the metropolis early Saturday.

Plenty of accused people are nonetheless absconding, police talked about.

“While 26 people were arrested in connection with the stone pelting incident during the bike rally on April 12, 53 others have been taken into custody for violence and arson during the procession on April 14,” Gangadhar talked about.

“It appears to be pre-planned violence as per the indications received so far. More arrests will be made in future,” he talked about.

The state authorities has suspended net corporations in Sambalpur district till 10 am on April 17, the SP talked about.

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Odisha DGP Sunil Ok Bansal talked about stringent movement will seemingly be taken in opposition to those involved throughout the violence, and expressed hope that normalcy will seemingly be restored in a day or two throughout the metropolis.

The prohibitory orders, nonetheless, had been relaxed for school children and candidates of assorted recruitment examinations on Sunday, police talked about.

Meanwhile, Union Minister Giriraj Singh talked about it is unfortunate that the state authorities has been adopting an “appeasement policy” whereas dealing with the case.

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“The government is shielding some people involved in the violence,” he alleged.

Countering him, BJD chief and MLA Amar Satpathy talked about the federal authorities has taken movement as per the laws.

BHUBANESWAR (Sambalpur): The Odisha Police has arrested 79 people for his or her alleged involvement throughout the violence in Sambalpur metropolis all through Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, officers talked about Sunday.

The state of affairs is progressively limping once more to normalcy in Sambalpur, the place curfew stays to be persevering with along with the suspension of the online, they talked about.

Sambalpur SP B Gangadhar talked about there was no report of any untoward incident as a result of the curfew was promulgated throughout the metropolis early Saturday.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Plenty of accused people are nonetheless absconding, police talked about.

“While 26 people were arrested in connection with the stone pelting incident during the bike rally on April 12, 53 others have been taken into custody for violence and arson during the procession on April 14,” Gangadhar talked about.

“It appears to be pre-planned violence as per the indications received so far. More arrests will be made in future,” he talked about.

The state authorities has suspended net corporations in Sambalpur district till 10 am on April 17, the SP talked about.

ALSO READ | Hanuman Jayanti violence: Sambalpur tense, retailers set on fireside

Odisha DGP Sunil Ok Bansal talked about stringent movement will seemingly be taken in opposition to those involved throughout the violence, and expressed hope that normalcy will seemingly be restored in a day or two throughout the metropolis.

The prohibitory orders, nonetheless, had been relaxed for school children and candidates of assorted recruitment examinations on Sunday, police talked about.

Meanwhile, Union Minister Giriraj Singh talked about it is unfortunate that the state authorities has been adopting an “appeasement policy” whereas dealing with the case.

ALSO READ | Odisha Opposition trains weapons on govt over Sambalpur violence

“The government is shielding some people involved in the violence,” he alleged.

Countering him, BJD chief and MLA Amar Satpathy talked about the federal authorities has taken movement as per the laws.