US EditionUnrest in Cuttack: Arrests Made Amid 12-Hour Bandh
- Authorities imposed a 36-hour citywide curfew and a 24-hour internet suspension in Cuttack starting Sunday, October 5, 2025, following violent unrest.
- The incident was sparked by renewed unrest on Sunday that broke out during a motorcycle rally backing the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s call for a bandh, following earlier altercations near Haathi Pokhari that occurred as a Durga idol was being taken for immersion.
- Officials deployed over 1,800 State police, about 800 Central Armed Police Forces, and Odisha Swift Action Force to restore calm and enforce prohibitory orders in thirteen areas.
- Police confirmed, 'three cases were registered' and eight people were arrested for Sunday’s violence, in which more than 25 were injured and several shops were vandalised.
- While essential services remain operational, authorities maintain heavy surveillance, restrict city entry, and continue to urge citizens to avoid gatherings and spreading rumours.
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8 Arrested Amid Curfew, Internet Ban After Clashes In Odisha's Cuttack
Eight people were arrested on Monday in connection with the violence in Odisha's Cuttack, where a 12-hour bandh was underway amid heavy security deployment with prohibitory orders in place, officials said.
Cuttack violence: Internet suspended, prohibitory orders imposed as fresh clashes erupt; CM appeals for peace
Cuttack violence: Apart from a ban on internet services, restrictions have also been imposed by the Odisha government on all messaging platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and X.
Cuttack clash: VHP's bandh peaceful; internet suspension extended in curfew-bound city
Cuttack/Bhubaneswar, Oct 6 (PTI) The dawn-to-dusk bandh in violence-hit Cuttack called by the VHP on Monday passed off peacefully amid heavy security deployment, while the district administration extended the suspension of internet services till 7 PM on October 7.The bandh call was given by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) alleging police inaction on the miscreants who created violence during Durga idol immersion procession on the intervening nig…
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