Bhubaneswar: Eleven persons were arrested by the Commissionerate Police on Sunday in connection with an attack and firing on a security guard at a bar in Chandrasekharpur area of Bhubaneswar.
Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar–Cuttack, S Dev Datta Singh told reporters that the arrested persons fired at a security guard at ‘Cosmos Bar.’
The 11 arrested persons arrived late at night on May 9 when the bar was closed. They forced the security guard to open the bar, and when he refused, they became furious and fired at him. As a result, the guard was injured by a bullet in his leg, and he is now undergoing treatment, the Police Commissioner said.
The arrested persons have been identified as Badal Swain of Puri, Chinmay Kumar Dey of Jajpur, Sahil Das of Dhenkanal, Omkar Patra of Cuttack, Ranjit Kumar Sahoo of Cuttack, Alok Kumar Sahoo of Cuttack, Achyutananda Lenka of Kendrapada, Jagrat Panda of Jajpur, Babru Pradhan of Puri, Asit Patra of Khurda, and Rajesh Nayak of Khurda.
During the investigation, the police also seized two live rounds of ammunition, three used ammunition, and two motorcycles.
No firearm has so far been recovered, but the used firearms will be seized soon. Other persons involved in this case will also be arrested shortly, the CP added.
