City

Ahead Of Durga Puja 57 ‘Anti-Socials’ Detained By Bhubaneswar Police

Bhubaneswar: With the festival season approaching, the Bhubaneswar police is in no mood to take any chances with anti-socials.

As a part of the ongoing drive against miscreants, at least a dozen people were detained on Friday night by Commissionerate Police.

Various khats/addas were raided and vehicles parked in public places were seized. Apart from this, criminal activities are being investigated and and fines are being levied where necessary, a senior cop said.

On Friday evening, police staff from – Capital, Kharavel Nagar, Bharatpur, Laxmi Sagar, Badagada, Maitree Vihar, Nayapalli, Khandagiri, Chandrasekharpur, and Infocity police jointly raided different places.

“Total of 57 law-breakers were detained in different police stations, and Rs 28,500 was collected as fine under the Odisha Urban Police Act,” a senior cop stated.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Asma Files For Divorce From Bashar al-Assad, But Will UK Welcome Her?

Bhubaneswar: Asma al-Assad, wife of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, has reportedly filed for divorce…

10 seconds ago

SCB Hospital’s 2nd Campus In Cuttack To Be Completed By 2025, Says Law Minister

Cuttack: The second campus of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack would be completed…

7 minutes ago

Armed Robbers Loot Businessman In Odisha’s Cuttack

Cuttack: Armed miscreants threatening businessmen and looting them at gunpoint appeared to have become a…

41 minutes ago

Sandhya Theatre Stampede: Security Beefed Up At Actor Allu Arjun’s Home After Vandalism

Hyderabad: A day after vandalism at Allu Arjun’s Jubilee Hill residence, the state police on…

44 minutes ago

Odisha Congress Demands Amit Shah’s Resignation Over Remarks On Ambedkar

Bhubaneswar: Stepping up their attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on…

49 minutes ago

BJD Govt Did Not Support IOCL Projects For Odisha, Says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Bhubaneswar: The Central government's "Purvodaya Mission" (look east mission) would ensure rapid industrial development of…

52 minutes ago

This website uses cookies.