Bhubaneswar: A day after he was attacked by two unidentified criminals, senior IAS officer and additional secretary, Steel & Mines, Batakrushna Dehury, on Friday sought police protection.
Dehury urged the commissionerate police to provide him with adequate security as he felt a threat to his life and demanded the arrest of the two attackers.
Notably, Dehury was attacked in Unit-6 area under Capital Police limits on Thursday evening while he was going to his official residence.



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