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In a fresh development in the violence during Cuttack Durga Puja idol immersion, Dargha Bazaar Police on Sunday arrested four more individuals in connection with the case.
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With these fresh arrests, the total number of people held has now reached 13. Earlier, nine persons were taken into custody for their alleged involvement in the clash that broke out during the idol immersion procession in the city.
Police sources confirmed that the latest arrests were based on video footage and local eyewitness accounts. The identities of the four individuals have not yet been made public, but investigations are going on, and more arrests have not been ruled out.
The immersion ceremony, which is traditionally a peaceful culmination of Cuttack City’s Dussehra festivities, turned chaotic after groups clashed near a sensitive zone under the Dargha Bazaar police limits.
Commissionerate Police has been thoroughly probing the incident, especially in Hatipokhari and Kadam Rasul localities, where tensions had escalated during the immersion procession. Several senior officials have been deployed, including two Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs), three Inspectors-in-Charge (IICs), along with a heavy presence of police forces.
Furthermore, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are assisting local authorities to maintain law and order and ensure that peace is restored in the affected localities. The situation remains under close watch.
“We have taken the clash very seriously, which had occurred at night during the Dussehra idol immersion procession under Cuttack UPD. Investigation of the incident was also initiated and expedited under the leadership of DCP Sir,” ACP Girija Shankar Chakrabarty had previously said to OTV.
“As part of the investigation, a house search of the suspects was being carried out. We had information that arms and ammunition were kept at their homes,” the ACP had added.
Worth mentioning, two groups clashed during the immersion procession, leading to tension in some localities of the city. Four people, including DCP, were injured in the clash.