US EditionBJP Leader Jagannath Pradhan Arrested Over Assault On Officer In Odisha
- On Thursday evening in Bhubaneswar, BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan was taken into custody in connection with an incident involving an attack on a serving officer of the Odisha Administrative Service.
- The arrest followed growing demands and protests by Odisha bureaucrats after a group of men assaulted BMC Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo last week during a grievance session.
- Pradhan, who has been a BJP candidate since 2014 without success and narrowly missed victory in the 2024 assembly election by a margin of 37 votes, pledged his full cooperation with the legal proceedings following a meeting with Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal.
- More than 3,600 officials, including 2,400 from the Odisha Administrative Services, were on strike for three days, which partially paralyzed public services until Pradhan's arrest led to the strike's suspension.
- Pradhan stated he respects the law and will cooperate fully, asserting his arrest could help resolve the issue, while Samal condemned the attack and said the state government would decide further steps.
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Odisha: BJP leader arrested after assault on municipal official triggers protest by bureaucrats
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jagannath Pradhan was arrested in Bhubaneswar on Thursday after protests by Odisha bureaucrats against the assault on a senior official, The Indian Express reported.On Monday, a group of men assaulted a municipal official in Bhubaneswar and dragged him out of his office during a weekly grievance hearing session.The official, Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, alleged in …
Odisha: BJP Leader Jagannath Pradhan Arrested in OAS Officer Assault Case
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Police on Thursday evening arrested BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan from Bhubaneswar in connection with the alleged assault on an on-duty Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer. India News | Odisha: BJP Leader Jagannath Pradhan Arrested in OAS Officer Assault Case.
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