Tag: Sambalpur Violence

It is now being questioned that if the violence was pre-planned then why the police were not prepared, especially after the Union Home Ministry’s letter alerting every State of possible violence during Hanuman Jayanti.

The Bajrang Dal launched a state-wide agitation in front of all the Collectorates in Odisha protesting the alleged attack on its members during Hanuman Jayanti in Sambalpur.

According to sources, the internet services have been suspended for another 24 hours till 10 am tomorrow to prevent misuse of social media.

Of these fresh six arrests, three were arrested in connection with the stone pelting incident that occurred on April 12 and the rest three were apprehended in the shop vandalism incident. 

The situation is gradually limping back to normalcy in Sambalpur which witnessed large-scale violence in the run-up to Hanuman Jayanti celebrations. However,