Odisha: Three More Arrested For Attack Bid On OPCC Chief Niranjan Patnaik | OTV News
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Keonjhar: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three extra individuals in reference to the assault on Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) Niranjan Patnaik’s automobile and his private safety officer Rakesh Singh.
The trio has been recognized as Deepak Kumar Tarei, Sibananda Dehury and Santosh Naik. The complete variety of arrests in reference to the incident has now gone as much as 4. Earlier, the prime accused Sanjay Mohanty was picked up by the police.
A SUV allegedly used within the crime has been seized, police stated.
On Sunday night, a bunch of miscreants had attacked Patnaik’s automotive in Keonjhar district. The assault occurred close to Kashipur below Keonjhar Town Police Station limits. Patnaik had escaped unharmed.
After registration of a criticism, the Keonjhar Town Police arrested the prime accused Sanjay Mohanty, who’s said to be an area BJP chief.
Soon after Mohanty’s arrest, the Odisha Congress president suspected political hyperlinks behind the incident and got here down closely on State BJP leaders for allegedly sponsoring the assault.
In a collection of tweets, Patnaik alleged that every one the miscreants concerned within the incident belong to the youth wing of State BJP.
“This is a clear case of political vendetta and desperation of @BJP4Odisha. Congress is raising relevant issues in the state and speaking out against the policies of BJP, which is desperately trying to get a foothold in Odisha. Congress is the biggest hurdle for them,” he had stated in one in every of his tweets.
A bunch of Congress leaders had additionally met Keonjhar Superintendent of Police (SP) demanding rapid arrest of all accused and strict motion in opposition to them.
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