3 arrested for ‘attacking BDO’ in Subarnapur; two accused still absconding

In a dramatic turn of events, assaulting a Block Development Officer (BDO) has landed a BJP Mandal president and two of his aides in jail in Subarnapur district on Wednesday.

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The alleged offence dates back to September 27, when Ulunda BDO Chinmaya Mahananda was attacked by five youths. Following the incident, an FIR was lodged at Ulunda Police Station, prompting swift action.

Based on the complaint, Ulunda Police arrested Metakani BJP Mandal President Mukuru Bagh, along with his associates Manoj Besra and Sankarshan Dalai. The trio was produced in court and has since been remanded to judicial custody.

Meanwhile, two other accused are still on the run, and police have launched a manhunt to apprehend them.

The case has sparked local political ripples, especially as a sitting BJP Mandal leader has been directly implicated in an attack on a government official. Authorities are treating the matter seriously, and further action is expected.

No comments were received from local police or the accused in this regard.

Worth mentioning, earlier in another incident and just hours after Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahu was dragged from his office during a public hearing and brutally attacked, the Commissionerate Police had swung into action and arrested three persons in this connection.

Based on a complaint by Sahu at the Kharvel Nagar Police station, cops had arrested the three persons identified as Jeevan Rout, Rashmi Mahapatra, and Debashis Pradhan.

Police had charged the trio under Sections 333, 132, 121(1), 121(2), 109, 351(2), 62, 140(2), 304, 54, 61(2), 189(2), 190, and 3(5) of the BNS.

These sections pertain to grievous assault on a public servant, criminal conspiracy, attempt to kidnap, obstruction of public duty, and unlawful assembly with a common intention, among other offences.