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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

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