BhubaneswarJul 4, 2025 02:37 IST
First printed on: Jul 3, 2025 at 23:13 IST
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Amid the mass go away name by the Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers throughout the state, protesting towards the assault on a senior officer, the Commissionerate Police on Thursday arrested BJP chief Jagannath Pradhan, whose supporters had attacked the official.
Pradhan, a Bhubaneswar-based chief, was arrested minutes after he appeared earlier than the workplace of the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) late night.
“He surrendered earlier than the police, following which he was instructed in regards to the offence and the prima facie proof towards him within the case. We arrested him and despatched him to the court docket,” mentioned Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena.
Earlier, 5 individuals had been arrested within the assault case; they’ve been charged below varied sections of the BNS, together with 109 (try and homicide).
On Monday, a bunch of people had assaulted BMC further commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo. They dragged him from his workplace chamber, slapped and punched him, and requested him to apologise to Pradhan.
Although Pradhan condemned the incident, he later alleged that the BMC officer had misbehaved with a lady sanitation employee for becoming a member of rallies carried out by the Chief Minister and Prime Minister. Pradhan had additionally alleged that the officer misbehaved with him when he inquired in regards to the incident.
The OAS Affiliation and different staff’ associations had been on mass go away for the previous three days, paralysing administrative work in authorities workplaces throughout the state.
On Wednesday, the OAS Affiliation submitted a memorandum to the state authorities, demanding Pradhan’s arrest and calling him the “prime accused and kingpin” behind the assault.
Pradhan’s supporters, in the meantime, staged a dharna outdoors the DCP’s workplace following his arrest.
Pradhan, 56, a identified face within the Bhubaneswar BJP circle, has been unsuccessfully contesting on a BJP ticket since 2014 from the Bhubaneswar-Central meeting constituency. Pradhan, who’s talked about as a businessman in his election manifesto, misplaced the 2024 meeting election by 37 votes.